Look when she says she saw a noose hanging from a tree later posting this photo in a video of what she encountered on social media oakland mayor libby shaft says there were reports of several nooses found on trees around the lake police say they found 5 ropes on tuesday afternoon all of which have been removed one person told police he put them up for exercise months ago the mayor says that does not excuse their torture us in terrorizing effects we have to start with the assumption that these are hate crimes. We cannot take these actions lightly. We have to take them seriously. And again if theyre proven not to be that will then exonerate that person but that does not exonerate the fact that we cannot have symbols in our public spaces that guy. Cole but this robot there. He said it was for a mind you ive never seen a swing set. Resembles a dose. You know it looks like mostly of like most about it was a hoax information came in that this was exercise equipment. Some of it may have but some of it absolutely was not. Open city parks doesnt tolerate a this all comes just days after the fbi and the department of justice begin reviewing investigations into the hanging deaths of 2 black men in Southern California and at a time when protests are happening in oakland and across the country. Against Police Brutality and Racial Injustice was very disturbing to me in that time. You know bring awareness to the situation. The police are investigating theyve added extra patrols here at the lake and theyve also contacted the fbi, an oakland michelle kingston kron 4 news. Well to the north right now the effort to remove a statue of sir Francis Drake and his name from all public spaces is growing hundreds of people took to the streets in a demonstration last night. The chp how to block the entrance to the freeway eastbound 5. 80 to keep the protesters from getting into the traffic lanes the group also called for police funds to be redirected to other services. Protesters say that drake was a slave trader and should not be honored. And sisters of native americans who once lived here say more needs to be done to honor them because this movement. Weve got i got changed and for so many people coming over the bridge is the first thing they see when they come into moran. They see a giant man with the flag has soared sold we want to put an end to that. Well the locks for a city council is working with moraine county along with leaders from fairfax ross and sentence elmo so look at the possibility of renaming sir Francis Drake boulevard. Well, sam Taylor County is moving into the next phase of reopening which allows Indoor Dining hair salons and gyms going work out the move comes after the county received permission from the state just this week. And now San Francisco is also pushing to change its reopening timeline kron 4 s Taylor Bisacky reports. San mateo county is opening more doors this week as the county announced a new health order on wednesday that now allows Indoor Dining gyms hair salons. Movie theaters and much more of family entertainment. Yeah, you know card rooms were going to open in my district. We have one car recall election chances. Zoos and museums restaurants wineries. Diane restaurants supervisor david cannabis says. These businesses are allowed to resume as long as they have a safety plan in place and proper ppe for employees and customers barbershop owner derek paxton says hes been anxiously waiting for this moment i was preparing for like the last 3 months so yeah, im next im super excited mexican owns black and gold barber lounge in daly city where many new safety protocols will be in place people under 10 people. Appointment only there will be no more waiting area for clients so our clients actually need them to be inside their and will give them a texts or phone call it know that you know theyre ready to come in. Everything everybody work ppe in addition, paxton says they will be cutting facial hair since customers need to wear masks for service. Hes also considering temperature checks at the front door. The soonest that i want in next week prepare better prepare for everything. Going forward i want to rush into anything meanwhile in San Francisco, one of the slower counties to reopen. The city is now seeking variance from the state which allows the city to dictate which businesses phone to each stage of reopening. The goal is to allow bars to reopen sooner than the original target date mid august, something ben bleiman the founder of the San Francisco Bar Owner Alliance has been fighting for for months really happy the city did it i think its kind of took on long enough, they did it and i understand that they have to take their time for Health Reasons but im happy that the city now has the opportunity to kind of pick and choose which businesses can open if and when the state approves a variance for San Francisco, its been up to the Health Officer to give final approval and change the health orders. We can expect the states decision within the next few months and San Francisco Taylor Bisacky kron 4 news. Well the bay area now has more than 18,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus and more than 500 deaths. Lets take a look at the latest numbers broken down by county in the east bay Alameda County still has the most cases in the bay area with more than 4500. But the pandemic has been deadlier in Santa Clara County which has 151 deaths we have a full list broken down by city and county on our website at kron 4 dot com. Also happening today, the great and resort and casino will reopen after a monthslong closure because of the pandemic the company says it made changes including a frequent cleanings of all publix plate and spaces which include gaming and dining areas. Now the guests and employees will have their temperatures checked before they enter the building. The spa the hotel pool in the Valley Service are all temporarily suspended and we have more details on this on our website kron 4 dot com. And now were getting a better look at what students and school staff will expect when classes back in session this fall kron fours reyna harvey joins us live this morning from larkspur with an update good morning, good morning robin wilt hamill pious Union High School district. They really some what they could potentially look like starting here in the fall look at summer time already and parents are already thinking about whats going to happen in just a few months for their students so again theyre saying it could be really different here a hybrid type of learning environment where you see students on campus 2 days out of the week and the other days are spent remotely along with making sure that students have on face coverings making sure there putting in strict guidelines for sanitation along with social distancing practices. Now along with all of that they want to balance the students instructional time to be done remotely with the flexibility to move into a full Distance Learning model for periods of time. If the situation demands what theyre saying is if anything happens are there any changes they want to make sure students are supported so they could potentially do that full time learning from home. They want to keep their 7 period schedules going because they feel this would allow them to say that smooth transition into that schedule once restrictions are lifted for students. Now again in regards to the sports here in the fall. The California Interscholastic Federation c i f has announced it will make a determination about fall for sports. On july 20 and so again students are really active in this mortal well have to wait until then to get an update for that they hope this plan to reopen they can have this completely done by june so students and parents know exactly what theyre getting into for now reporting in marin county reyna harvey kron 4 news all right, thank you for the update right now. You see virtually officials have outlined the schools plans for reopening for the fall semester. The plan includes housing up to 6500 students on campus. While in person classes will be limited to small numbers students will be allowed to take nearly every class remotely during the semester if they choose all large lecture classes will be offered online are only online and the school also transition to full remote instruction after the thanksgiving holiday because of concerns about students traveling and visiting family. The semesters final exams will be given remotely. Still ahead this morning inmate advocacy groups are urging the state to release some prisoners after San Quentin State Prison sees a spike in coronavirus cases plus the socalled Boogaloo Movement is getting a lot of attention now that a suspected cop killer has been tied to that movement will explain what its all about. And after the break barry labor, early labor unions calling on the city of oakland to defund its Police Department asking leaders to instead invest in the community. Well have more coverage on that when we come back. But first well take a live look outside things looking pretty good in the dark this right path on the san mateo bridge will be right back. Welcome back everyone the time is 5. 12 how about we get an update on the forecast right lets bring in meteorologist dave spahr there is good morning dave, how the weather shaping up all looking pretty good looking warmer today, good morning robin good morning, everybody will be pushing those inland highs in the middle even upper 90s in spots, heres a live shot coming in from the Golden Gate Bridge here. And a pretty clear view we have to the sunrise just about to happen here. High pressure feature thats doing everything for us its a providing extra warmth today a little bit of that offshore wind its left over most the traffic going up in around us. Temperatures thus far in the lower 60s for a lot of the east bay shoreline even inland to 58 going on for livermore kind of hodgepodge of 50s a pair of the north bay was 72 freakish degrees for 56 for San Francisco in 61 for san jose, lets get to the humidity levels because theyre very telling with all of this, so they drop off this afternoon which we expect that red flag warning is with us until 1 oclock in Solano County. So this is after its expire but its still dry out there in the east bay in the north bay that would look for the recovery which happens a little tonight. Tomorrow morning it spills into a good chunk of the bay area it looks like for the immediate goal here looks like then throughout the day it dries out a little bit but not as dramatically as we seen the last 2 days this takes us to friday evening, the by saturday. It starts to spill into the delta looks like finding that marine layer is back in full force. So big changes happen in the next couple of days contrasts with what weve already experienced for today. Solano counties looking until 1 oclock for the dry air. The remains of the red flag warning then for this weekend minor cooling on saturday mid to upper 90s on sunday. And then for next week, its sunny warm to hot with 80s and 90s mixture and place here. Today 79 San Francisco oakland, 85, 93 for san jose across the wider bay, we see those middle to upper 90s in the far east bay up in the north bay as well, even now down to the south bay weve only got 90s here to the peninsula. Well redwood city at 91 but obviously in the coastal side looking much better 76 for Half Moon Bay just take a quick peek at the 7 day. Theres the spike today than some moderation but by sunday we return to it and again kind of to a Spring Summer like pattern it looks like into next week. Check and bay area bridges robin whats going on looking good movin and groovin so far to San Francisco. Traffics nice and light here on 80 leading up to the bay bridge toll plaza. I do not see any problems in the maze i dont see any trouble spots once you reach downtown San Francisco. So all is well come on in you maybe a couple of hours before it starts to back up so go ahead and beat the rush. Lets check in on some more bridges, we have a look at 92, id say its our busiest right now we have the brake lights here leaving hayward so its a little crowded. But its not bad the nimitz its going to be wide open north and south through san Leandro Hayward union city and then when you make it over to the peninsula. No problems connecting through redwood city san mateo one oh one to 80 all is well well have another look at traffic coming up a little bit later party all right Robin Woodbury a labor unions are calling on the city of oakland to the fund its Police Department demonstrators gathered outside oaklands Police Officers Association Headquarters. Demanding change in Police Budgets kron fours gayle ong takes a look at their demands and how officers are responding. Multiple labor groups were demonstrating calling for divestment from Police Budgets and investment in community needs. Outside oakland Police Officers Association Headquarters wednesday. Protesters demanding change within the oakland Police Department budget our Labor Movement is about fighting for the common good and making sure that the voices of the unheard or hurt George Floyds death sparked widespread protests around the world against Police Brutality and now calls to Defund Police department the oakland Police Departments annual budget is million a budget sanjay garland Vice President of s e i u says needs to change we need to do is invest in our communities and make sure that theyre able to thrive. So we cannot advocate for policing over. The the lives of the vast majority of the Labor Movement, especially our black black members and a brown members that are struggling to make ends meet a number of bay Area Labor Union groups came together to issue this call. Many of the members are essential workers janitors Airport Hotel workers Security Officers and teachers cant bedford works at the Berkeley National laboratory, she is one of many demonstrators here calling for change in opd is budget on time because of the funding. Im not going to the Community Programs. School programs being cut. But fun isnt going to them. And then when it goes to them is going to have. Right here tear gas. Highpower weapons in response to wednesdays protest oaklands peewee released this statement saying Police Officers respected labor workers and listed examples of the departments leadership. Such as implicit bias training and implementing reforms around the use of force on monday City Council Member Nikki Fortunato bass told kron 4 she is proposing that oakland redirects its policing budget by at least 25 million into Community Programs merely shop tells kron 4 the citys proposed budget cuts of 5 million from opd and as millions of dollars to Affordable Housing Homeless Services job training categories, america, least people are demanding. Gayle ong kron 4 news. And were learning the names of the 3 of the 4, 3, 3, of the 4 people who died when their car went over the side of the car keane is bridging Contra Costa County tuesday night. They were Perla Navarro from richmond 18 years old or 19 years old Kyle Erickson from pittsburgh also 19 and Christopher Mata from rodeo. He was 21. Its unclear who was driving when their 2006 infiniti suv went off the bridge and hit an empty train cars, some 200 feet below all 4 victims were pronounced dead at the scene. But to the north and now theres been a spike in coronavirus cases at San Quentin State Prison. Now a coalition of advocacy groups want the state to release the inmates can forcefully to call reports. The California Department of corrections and rehabilitation says San Quentin State Prisons covid19 testing rate for inmates is about 3 times the state and National Testing rates. But San Francisco attorney michael bien says thats not enough. He represents prisoners in a Class Action Lawsuit against the state. The new more testing. We need more pp protective equipment and they need more. Cleaning supplies but certainly that need a population reduction the department of corrections says it has already paroled 3500 inmates during the pandemic to relieve overcrowding systemwide and that more releases are forthcoming, san quentins population is that roughly 122 of its Maximum Capacity and just this week. The number of inmates at san quentin testing positive for covid19 has jumped from 26 to 47, i dont think that theres any now intend going on and neglect can also create can can can raise Serious Problems for becca white car is Program Director of the Nonprofit Organization restore justice she says san quentin had no confirmed cases until may 30th thats when 121 inmates from another State Facility were transferred to the prison one where 500 inmates have tested positive and 13 die its not that people intended to to spread covid within san quentin, but the end result is that is what happened. And thats a terrible tragedy over san quentin inmate james cain says the prison is a bold and the conditions inside were already por prepandemic hes asking governor Gavin Newsome to parole more elderly and nonviolent inmates and decrease the general population just as the virus is making itself into san quentin it will make its way back out. Its not safe for any of us to have aggregates endings of 5,000 more People Living close physical proximity so far 17 inmates have died in the states prisons after being infected with covid19. Phillipe djegal all kron 4 news. To these by now the man accused of groping female joggers and wannacry cats turned himself in police say that this man you see right here is responsible for sexually assaulting at least one person on the iron horse trail but several women say theyve been grabbed from behind while jogging there since march. The suspect turned himself in on wednesday. But police are not releasing his name because its still an active investigation. And this Morning Police are looking for a man who shot and robbed a 21 yearold man in San Franciscos Bernal Heights neighborhood it happened about 2 oclock wednesday morning in the area of richmond avenue near holly park. Police say that a man approached the victim demanded his belongings then shot him and took his wallet and cash. The victim has been hospitalized and is expected to survive. Police have not yet made any arrests. And coming up next this morning, a former member of the Trump Administrations stepping back into the spotlight with a brand new book the white house is going to court to prevent the release of that form. And well take a live look outside traffic moving smoothly under clear skies this morning at the bay bridge toll plaza we will invisalign aligners really work for my smile. Is there a better alternative to braces . Only invisalign aligners use smarttrack technology. It moves teeth more comfortably and predictably. And in many cases, it works faster than braces. upbeat music welcome back everyone there is one new book that will most likely not make it on to President Trump Summer Reading lists it comes from a former member of his administration and it paints a less than flattering picture. John lawrence reports. John boltons book on his time in the Trump Administration contains some bombshells i think putin thinks he can plan like a fiddle i think he sees that ah hes not faced with a serious adversary here. I dont think hes worried about donald trump doing more it happened also accuses President Trump of asking chinas xi jinping for help in winning the 2020 election. But it also claims mister trump approved of shes regime. Building concentration camps for weaker muslims. President trump defended himself wednesday night and returned a few barbs at home a couldnt get Senate Confirms i gave him a non Senate Confirmed position where i could just put him there see how we work and i wasnt very enamored. Justice. Department Officials Say they believe the plate right now. Theres also too much and never enough. How my family created the worlds most dangerous man by mary trump. The president s niece. The daily beast reports President Trump is considering legal action to prevent that book from getting published. Im John Lawrence reporting. One of San Franciscos most famous landmarks and beloved by the world pier 39 is set to reopen today. But there are reopen today. But there are restrictions just i lost my sight when i was 14 years old. Reopen today. But there are restrictions just so i really navigate the world by touch. When dove asked me to try out this body wash. I was excited that it was foam. It was so light. And soft. Not sticky. Its light. Its different. Its foam. In these challenging times, we need each other more than ever. We may be apart, but were not alone. Use Aarp Community connections to find or create a Mutual Aid Group near you. Stay connected and help those in need. Welcome back everyone the time is 5. 29 good morning and thanks for staying with us, im Robin Winston good morning, everybody, im Marty Gonzales what he said we start this half hour by checking out the forecast, heres dave spahr hi, dave martin robin good morning, good morning, everybody and off to a pretty decent start we have our again some light here for alcatraz the city behind it in the bay bridge not much intrusion from any fog we can see it all its a setup with this highpressure cell providing a bit of an offshore flow but hot conditions expected across the bay area today probably the warmest were going to see until we get to sunday. Right now temperatures holding in the lower 60s lining up the east bay shoreline 63 for antioch some 50s a pair of the north bay with the bottle at 48 61 meanwhile for san jose and 45 for Half Moon Bay for contrasts a little cooler off to the far east bay in the north bay up there to fairfield as you can see complements probably of losing winds and you have those that dry air thats in place. So the air is able to cool very quickly there. For a look at whats going on today, 75 by 09 00am by high noon were at 91 and were still climbing into the afternoon as we get those mid to upper 90s at work here whats going on for dad on sunday forecast calls for 90s at hand 70s meanwhile, happen at the coast coming up a little bit well check of your 4 zone forecast back to you. All right dave, thanks a lot happening today after careful planning, one of San Franciscos most popular tourist destinations pier 39 will officially reopen. Kron fours will tran is there. He has a more in this live report high will looking good behind you. Good morning marty yeah, it looks great behind me it will open at 5 and a half hours from now at 11 oclock shorter hours just like most locations that weve seen where they open, but its not normal hours in this particular case, its 11 oclock in the morning through 6 oclock at night every day of the week. You see that Security Guard there hes a glorified turnstile because they will have a gate they will funnel people through that location and they will monitor just how busy it gets end. If it gets too busy, theyll tell you to wait outside because social distance thats the new way of life now and if you go in there of course you have to wear a mask. This place just like all the other places that weve seen it was shut down because of covid19 3 months ago. So they had to scramble to find ways to make sure to reopen, but also make sure that people are safe. They will watch the crowds. They have moved a lot of the tables that used to be inside the restaurant son. There are more than about a 100 restaurants and stores at this location. They have moved a lot of the tables marty outside because they want you to eat outside, but you can dine at least and thats great news and then lets face it a lot of people come down here to watch the sea lions and thats on the back of pier, 39. You can do there you can do that i should say when you go there they will have another Security Guard. Watching the numbers and then they will funnel people through a gate there as well so you can watch the sea lions practice, social distance and then they shut down earlier because they want to spend that extra time to disinfect this area. Yes, its not what is used to be i know its more important for the tourists marty when they come down here, you got to come down to Fishermans Wharf now so if youre a tourist and youre watching us this morning. Come on down to pier, 39. A lot of the businesses was sure love you to come down because 50 of the businesses here marty. Theyre locally owned familyrun so theyre not changed at all and they can use the money. This is a great place come down to appear to 39 stay for the pneumonia because it can be a little bit cold in the morning. Back to you copyright will things look good advice. And if you head to the other side, a pier 39 you can probably see a pretty a pretty nice sunset or some sunrise right now. As looking good behind you thats right all right, thanks a lot. Well thats will tran reporting for us from pier, 39. Were following breaking news in the south bay, this is in San Jose Police standoff is underway there. This happening in the area of center road and sangar gloria way now part of center road is closed off by police you can see the Large Police Presence there at the scene kron 4 Sarah Stinson on her way to the south bay and well get the latest from her in a live report as soon as she gets there robin. And there are growing concerns about the rise of the socalled Boogaloo Movement both the 3 men indicted on terrorism charges in las vegas. And stephen the man charged with gunning down a Security Officer at the oakland Federal Building and killing Sergeant Damon gutzwiller how been alleged to have links to the right wing extremist movement. The Boogaloo Boys spotting members can be difficult but federal Authorities Say that this patch with a reworking of the American Flag that you see right here is associated with the group and was found in a vehicle registered to korea. At the ball into. An effort by young people. Start a kind of the second civil war and carry out acts of violence against the government and those they disagree with that makes this so difficult. Is there is a Diverse Movement with varying degrees of organization they tend to be very small informal and localized. Well the Boogaloo Movement started to gain steam when individuals with similar ideologies found each other online. Experts say theres also evidence that suggest right wing extremism increases during election years. Well a San Francisco supervisor is calling for people to be fined for making false racebased 911 calls nonblack people calling the police on people of color have gone viral in recent years. Weve seen them right here in the bay area and also nationwide and some people argue that these incidents are examples of blatant race racial discrimination. Supervisor, Shamann Walton wants those people who are making the calls to police to be held accountable. At this rate because its leading to death. Every real harm. There should be some some some couples are using them. Resources and leading to the armed people from these phone calls. Walton has also asked the board of supervisors to redirect sfpd funding to the black community an act that he says should be viewed as reparations. And in the east bay theres a proposal to rename a street in downtown walnut creek to support the black lives matter movement. Along the creek ceo sent an open letter to the city council asking them to make a public announcement that the city supports and promotes black owned businesses and organizations. The ceo wrote quote one planet group would finance the project and that would include painting a black lives matter mural on bonanza street in downtown walnut creek. Also asking for the change of name of the street to black lives matter way. So the kron 4 morning news felony murder is among nearly a dozen charges an ex officer is now facing in atlanta well have the latest on the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks and kron 4 will be hosting a live time town hall with mayors from all across the bay area next week. Well discuss that changes the cities are making after protests. Highlight and Racial Injustice and how cities are moving forward with the coronavirus pandemic so if you like to submit a video question. You can do it all you have to do is head over to our website kron 4 dot com summit there inside the area politics, the path forward is wednesday june 24th. At 09 00pm so make sure you tune in. Were also tuning in to the weather doesnt look good. This is a beautiful shots like different every day, but it never gets a live look from the embarcadero and San Francisco where the sunshine is finally coming up and were in store for another nice stay warmer than yesterday, how hot they spar will answer th good morning, welcome back the former Atlanta Police officer was shot and killed Rayshard Brooks is now facing felony murder charges. Fulton County District attorneys paul howard announced the charges against Garrett Rolfe yesterday that scuffle started when roth and officer devon bros non trying to address with brooks for dui when he was found sleeping in his car in a wendys drivethru lane. In a scuffle of brooks took one of the officers tasers aimed at rules wolfs direction and then he ran away rolled shot him rayshardbrooks brooks widow Tamika Miller says she was hurt after learning what happened. I would have done the but after everything he fell. This guy here. What he went through. A public viewing for rayshardbrooks is scheduled monday at atlantas Ebenezer Baptist church a celebration of his life will be held tuesday at 1 oclock at that same church. A nationwide. Theres a dramatic shift taking place and opinions on policing and race. A new Associated Press poll finds that more americans today compared to 5 years ago, billy Police Brutality is a very serious problem that too often goes and discipline and an equally targets african americans, the new finding suggests the death of george floyd and the weeks protests have change perceptions in ways that previous incidents of police for tout brutality did not about half of American Adults now say Police Violence against the public is a very or extremely serious problem up from about a 3rd as recently as september last year only about 3 in 10 said that the same you know back in july 2015 just a few months after freddie gray a black man died in Police Custody in baltimore. Heres a look at some bay Area Temperatures we got the 50s in some lower 60s along the east bay shoreline 61, san jose going to check into your 4 zone forecast coming up next. In a sandwich. But what about a creamy chicken sautee . Salad, sure, but what about a pasta bake . Whatevers left in your fridge you can do more with best foods than you think. See the possibilities at bestfoods. Com welcome back everyone, the time is 5. 44 in case, youre wondering about todays forecast dave spahr is here to break it all down today. Hey good morning robin good morning, everybody and start to see some of the sunlight up a San Francisco this alcatraz in the foreground com they too we have a little bit of a breeze but not a whole lot of one and then on the lefthand side there you can see a bit of Alcatraz Island. So sfo, no delays going on this morning. Hardly anything in the way of any haze that we have at first light. Temperatures thus far were at 63 out there to antioch 64 conquered pretty much lower 60s line of the east bay shoreline with lower 50s up to the north and looking nice and Half Moon Bay at 45. Even mild this afternoon to 61 san jose and 56 meanwhile for San Francisco. But a quick check in with winds basically calm we talked about this earlier fairfield had kind of some cooler temperatures this morning because of those calm winds because you have the dry air in place and humidity actually acts as a greenhouse effect a little bit. You dont have as much of it around there for the radiational cooling. Lets temperatures go into freefall we see that the winter months a lot to a dry air but a little bit of a left over offshore wind up in the north bay you will note across the state midnineties going on the Central Valley 97 up there to sacramento, 76 San Francisco in lower 70s down to Southern California was 69. For big bear lets get to it in your 4 zone forecast 79 today looks like San Francisco at alcatraz about 67 there 75 for daly city pacific at 7376 meanwhile for Half Moon Bay. And for the bay side, its upper 70s in spots, 85 burlingame 81 going on from over a san carlos at 86 posture city a pair of 8 and then here come the 90s to the south now palo alto redwood city lower 90s Mountain View at 89. And the south bay. I grant you are now starting to get into the middle 90s now morgan hill at 94. 93 for san Jose Milpitas 93 in santa clara at 93 as well and weve graduated in some cases out of the 80s for the east bay shoreline up to 94. Fremont and hayward 89 union city tri valley, mid 90s today. Take a picture because this is sundays forecast going on here for you 93 for dublin and up to walnut creek 9697 for concord to sam, a s and a handrolled 89 rather 84 for berkeley in 86 richmond, upper the north bay pretty much middle to upper 90s were getting close that century mark. The nation 9182 for vallejo and in 97 going on santa rosa also popping their 100 there to 79 4 point re looks great for the beaches today and probably will be for fathers day as we just drop a little bit ever so slightly pop back up on sunday, then somewhat seasonality as we get into next week or perhaps a little bit of flavor or early summer which is good because the first day of summer is getting here on saturday getting into the bay area traffic robin fill us in. Well more more commuters are hitting the road but so far we are doing just fine a live look at 80 into San Francisco doesnt get too bad until maybe after 6 closer to 7. Thats when we usually see the heavier traffic coming in so that means you have time to get out there now and beat the rush no problems into San Francisco. So far lets look at some more bridges shelley we have the richmond sandra fell where its picking up a little bit too but no problems into the north bay and we remain hot spot free even across the golden gate smoothing out the limits. So far into and out of San Francisco marty. Robin on capitol hill democrats on the House Judiciary Committee advanced their policing reform package and that will set up a full house vote on the plan. Thats scheduled for next week. One of the big issues the bill tackles is banning choke hold. Democrats on the committee rejected amendments that republicans have offered to the measure throughout the day on a party line basis. As members clashed on issues of antifa race and abortion democrats also approved an that names the bill after george floyd. And were learning new details from the investigation into the Helicopter Crash that killed kobe bryant. His daughter gianna and 6 other passengers near los angeles. The ntsb released new documents saying that the pilot thought he was climbing when he was actually descending just before that fatal crash. The pilot radioed air Traffic Controllers that he was climbing to 4,000 feet to get above the clouds on january 26th. When in fact the chopper was plunging towards the hillside where it crashed. Investigators say the pilot likely became disoriented in the low visibility. Well a drug that showed positive results in testing adult coronavirus patients is now being tested on children. Researchers say theyve started advance trials of room to severe on 50 pediatric patients. The Drugmaker Gilead Sciences which is located right here in the bay area says the trials will be done in the u. S. And europe. They will involve children with moderate to severe cases of covid19 and the goal is to find whether the drug is safe and how well it can work from does of air is the only drug that received emergency approval in the u. S. For treating coronavirus infections. Earlier studies show that it can speed up the Recovery Time of some adult patients. Well your blood type may influence how likely you are to get covid19 and how sick it can make you a team of european scientists found that people with type a blood a 45 more likely than people with other types to get the coronavirus they are also more likely to develop severe symptoms. The study also says that people with type o blood are only 65 as likely to get the infection than people with other but highs the study was published in the new england journal of medicine. Well before the covid19 pandemic doctors held nearly all appointments with their patients in person. But during the past 3 months about half of the visits have gone online through Telehealth Services, the Senate Health committee is now considering what temporary federal measures promote it during the pandemic should continue as the virus up sites, washington dc correspondent Jessi Turnure reports. And then tomorrow alexander told the Senate Health committee during the pandemic many patients are turning to virtual visits instead of a trip to the Doctors Office to cram 10 years worth of telehealth experience in just 3 months and alexander does not expect that practice to change any time soon that would produce a massive change in our Health Care Delivery system alexander wants to see at least 2 of the temporary coronavirus policies Congress Passed become permanent reimbursing doctors for telehealth appointments, no matter where the patient is located and expanding the number of Telehealth Services medicare can reimburse doctor Andrea Willis with Blue Cross Blue Shield of tennessee agreed with alexander it has and down italy improved access to care but willis and lawmakers want to make sure patient privacy is not sacrificed the question of whether to extend the hippa privacy waivers should be considered carefully alabama senator doug jones said telemedicine is especially impdrtant for patients with chronic conditions connectivity continues to be an issue and i think that remote monitoring. And help bridge that divide well as told jones reimbursements for these regular checkups are in the works as soon as we have clarity between us and the providers. I think they will have recommendations for the lawmakers all in an effort to save more lives and money in washington, im Jessi Turnure. And were going take a short break, but first well take a live look outside beautiful conditions at sfo, no fog, plenty of sunshine. And well be right robin good morning, good morning, everybody live shot coming in of Alcatraz Island and a beautiful sunrise we have as well too. Dry air across those inland areas, were looking at this morning 63 this morning in antioch 64 concords 58 for livermore got some lower 50s up in the north bay with 56 meanwhile for San Francisco. Still that red flag warning in place that will be until 1 oclock going on today for Solano County but with dry air all over the place theres still the little bit fire threat to see you for the east bay and up to the north bay as well the breaking it down for you today with 75 by 09 00am by high noon at 91 and not done yet as we continue to push temperatures into the middle to upper 90s for some selective inland little locations were going to see a repeat performance on sunday for that as well. Back to you all right, thank you day coming up in the next hour, a new reopening plan is now in effect in san mateo county. Well break it all down coming up in a live report. And were also following breaking news out of the south bay, san jose where a Police Standoff is underway, well bring you the latest details coming up. And Oakland Police are investigating a possible hate crime after several ropes were found hanging from trees near lake merritt why one man says he hung one of them a month to go. Were all doing our part by staying at home. That could mean an increase in energy bills. You can save by using a fan to cool off. Unplugging and turning off devices when not in use. Or closing your shades during the day. Stay well and keep it golden. Marias local news good morning, everyone and thank you for joining us on the kron 4 morning news, its thursday june 18th im Robin Winston good morning, everybody on mardi gonzalez that breaking news this morning is in the south bay. Were a Police Standoff is underway right now in san jose kron 4 Sarah Stinson live at the scene this morning. She has the latest for sarah. This has been a tense scene for hours as this started after midnight last night and it continues, im a pretty far away right now, but whats happening is all the way down there 4200 block of center road which a video closer to the scene and this is a host inactive hostage situation we know around 00 38am in the morning san jose Police Officers responded to that home. A 4200 block of center road. The caller reported that several people broke into their home and assaulted family members arriving officers took one man into custody outside the home. A perimeter was immediately set up around this home and thats what were seeing here thats why im so far away because they literally shut down the Street Center road at rudd court so definitely avoid the area we know right now that there are 4 that escaped and several other victims remain inside the home with possibly 2 additional suspects