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Oclock in the breaking news from overnight a man was killed in an officerinvolved shooting in oakland kron fours reyna harvey live in oakland with more on exactly what happened rain. Dorian james good morning. This started as a pursuit by the San Leandro Police department and it ended up here in oakland this happened and apple and pippin street thats where that officer involved shooting occurred. Well police are saying that pursuit started when they saw a vehicle that they believed to have been stolen by a driver armed with that they thought was a firearm this happened a little after 11 00pm that pursuit ended when that vehicle crashed into the rear of an occupied vehicle that was parked. Now police say the driver then exited the vehicle while holding an assaultstyle firearms. Thats when the officer with the san lee andrel Police Department discharged his weapon fatally shooting that man. Now the driver died from his injuries at the scene. No officers were injured. Police say an Assault Rifle was recovered. At the scene now that officer with the San Leandro Police department has been placed on administrative leave and because is was an officer involved shooting also involving an ofiicer that was not from oakland there are multiple agencies involved in this investigation. For now reporting here in oakland radar harvey kron 4 news. All right, thank you very much happening today. A lawsuit will be filed against the city of les whole over the Fatal Police Shooting of Sean Monterrosa the 22 yearold was killed by police in a walgreens parking lot back in june from 4 Sarah Stinson live in valais with the latest sara. The federal civil rights lawsuit is being filed right now as we speak the were live here in front of the Police Department where you can see flowers representing a each person whos been killed by police they also people also wrote in chalk the names of these people, but city crews came by and wash them the way people did this overnight you can see Sean Monterrosas name on there as well along with Sean Monterrosa 22 yearold man was shot and killed by a Vallejo Police officer back in june take a look at a picture of him she can get a good look he was shot by gerrit on a Police Officer for he fired 5 bullets from an ar 15 semiautomatic rifle from the back seat of an Unmarked Police car killing monterrosa take a look at body cam footage worn by officers on scene in a walgreens parking lot. Police were responding to report of vandalism at the store, the police union and police chief have issued statements in generally claim that the officer who shot monterrosa miss took a hammer in his waistband for the but of a gun, the police union said that statement but the lawsuit is on behalf of monterrosas parents and 2 sisters, their oakland Attorney John Burris claims in the lawsuit. The Police Department knew or should have known the officer had a history of firing his gun on the job for us as this officer tone officer tones 4th shooting in 5 years in by failing to discipline officers for misconduct, the command staff essentially ratifies bad conduct now again right now as we speak 8 oclock theyre filing that federal civil rights lawsuit theres a press conference at 2 oclock this afternoon put on by the attorneys of the family thats going to be a delay of city hall you can watch continued coverage on our 24 7 news app kron on for now im live in vallejo Sarah Stinson kron 4 news. Thank you sarah. Well in addition, the city of orlando has released new video surrounding the Fatal Police Shooting of 20 yearold willie mccoy, he was killed outside of a taco bell back in february of last year and Jonathan Mccall has more on that story. According to an internal affairs investigation. Mcmahon and was cleared of excessive and unlawful force in the case. But violated bps own policy when it comes to safety and misconduct. He was one of 6 officers who fired shots at the 20 yearold mccoy in february of last year. The video released on monday shows 9 different angles from Police Body Cameras in 2 new videos taken forward to cell phones. The video show officers yelling for mccoy who was found unresponsive in his car sitting in a taco bell drivethru. Police claim they fired when mccoy reached for gun that was sitting in his lap. At the time it was known 6 officers fired 55 rounds into his car in less than 5 seconds. Today mccoys autopsy showed that he was hit a total of 38 times with 13 of those shots fatal according to a memo from chief Shawny Williams mcmahon shot of mccoy running from a rear position even as officers were engaged. Mccoy family Attorney John Burris said it was important to have the information released. But says even a year later the details are disturbing. Most of said very limited experience within the department itself with once kind of see new person. But i was. As surprising that they were also yeah which also explains some rap and this the shooting the vine of the shooting and also shows the difficulty and terminating play you can make claims against an you can bob, i charge you can try to discipline them, but sometimes police union and an Office Building right prevent that from happening on the quickly. Burr settle lawsuit in the case is continuing to move forward. Last week Solano County District Attorney Krishna Abrams announced a special prosecutor to take a look into the shooting Jonathan Mccall kron 4 news. Well, San Francisco, a shocking discovery at a motel being used to home to house the homeless during the Pandemic Police actually found a suspected drug lab and now the city is making some changes to his Housing Program kron fours Maureen Kelly has more. It is what it is so you know i wasnt surprised about that that there was a drug lab over there a witness across the street saw some of the action unfold here on 9th street at the civic center motor and as police fire and a hazmat unit responded to a 911 call about a strong chemical odor. Coming from a room saturday afternoon. The guests and some workers at a nearby businesses were evacuated inside the room police say they found the chemicals known for making drugs and equipment for drug production set up the suspected mac been suspected terror when the people who were manufacturing the drugs. In that room were taken into custody. This building is one of several hotels being leased by the city to house the homeless and those who need to be quarantined during the pandemic many who work on the street say they have not notice much of a change since the city took over the in a few months ago and were surprised by the alleged discovery of a drug lab. The security guards are visibly present the city says after a review of saturdays incident they will be making changes to their covid19 alternative Housing Program, including making sure wellness checks of guests include visible inspections of the rooms this bust happened during a time that hotels in this program have lost a level of oversight from march until june sheriffs deputies checked in on the shelterinplace sites every few hours since they were not needed in the shattered court system but as the city reopened theyve been pulled back to their regular duties as of july. In a statement, the sheriff says he expects to be able to free up deputies to patrol those sites again after the hall of justice jail is closed. In november Maureen Kelly kron 4 news. 8 08 is the time in the east bay Livermore Police are looking for for young women in connection with the death of a 24 yearold man kron forcefully to call spoke to the mans family. The Alameda County Coroners Bureau says 24 yearold Vincent Naples died from a Drug Overdose and the livermore Police Department wants to speak with these 4 persons of interest who may be able to help detectives piece together. What led to naples passing great father. Sohn grass on nephew. Friend the livermore Police Department has ruled vincents death suspicious based on his age and the circumstances surrounding his discovery on may 24th during a welfare check at the sands extended stay residents on airway boulevard Livermore Police say naples was discovered lifeless in a room police are now sharing photos of for persons of interest young women who may be able to shed more light on what happened. Vinsons grandfather, jose chavez senior voicing the pain the loss of his grandson has caused the family and the 4 yearold daughter he leaves behind i look around would break my heart. Shes going to be osama father. Not knowing. He have plans for chavez says naples traveled across the United States and around the world playing Competitive Club soccer growing up. He also worked full time sundays are. Are these you tried to yes. Go to your routine. Theres no more but hopefully soon there will be justice in livermore phillipe djegal all kron 4 news. 8. 10 and the Community Forum hosted by tamil Players Union High School District leaders set the stage for airing of concerns of racism on School Grounds yesterday there was an Online Meeting and the Public Comment did people brought up a lack of disciplinary action for incidents like racist graffiti and hate speech by students on High School Campuses and a former student says that he was shocked by a disciplinary report that mostly listed people of color who are disciplined. He says in his experience as a student he saw more white teens committing acts of racism. Chara believe was incredible watching my High School Experience for specifically when people like me white men white straight men of kawhi experiencing a lot of races stuff. A basketball games at rallies in class in the hallways. It doesnt need to be over it could be very subtle and i experienced it i regrettably did not do anything i was not in an educational environment back only had to assess those things how do you even go about approaching those and ultimately looking at those statistics of the disciplinary report i drink and 14, its pretty shocking to see that the kids suspended and experience expulsion of months or or by accident. He other students and parents said that they want this district to hold them accountable for any harm that they may be perpetuating on School Grounds. He is just a few minutes away from tea time at harding park as 150 of the worlds best golfers are in town. Coming up, ill tell you who well be at the ballpark or at the park well obviously still pretty foggy were well as but we are going to see some sunshine this afternoon and under those sunshiny skies, some of and 14 right now get a look at the weather on a thursday kind of inching towards the weekend. Yeah, john what are we seeing out there. Yeah getting closer to the weekend getting closer to some clear skies to skies really brightening up now of a berkeley have been promising you this the past few minutes and there you go a nice dose of sunshine down around u c berkeley, currently and its only going to grow brighter and brighter through the day today as skies go brighter while temperatures will start to rise. The good news about todays though its not going to be a toasty one for most of us. The hottest of receding to the east and some mild conditions really building in across the bay area today. This is going make today and even tomorrow some of your nicer days to step outside for inland areas. Similar temperatures see yesterday in the meantime at the coast or 60s and 70s can be found in San Francisco. 60s right along the pacific shoreline and then 70s for most areas, right along bayshore millbrae 74 burlingame at 76. Well foster city down through palo alto perfect for you mid 70s, upper 70s from Mountain View saying carlos down to santa clara, where temperatures will be close to the 80 degree mark san jose 80 degrees today as you also find in the tri valley, some 80s mid 70s through hayward san leandro in oakland really nice there. Concord as well as pittsburgh in antioch some of your warmer 87 while vacaville the warmest of spots at 89 today, youre not noticing any ideas on your 4 zone forecast today and tomorrow will mostly stay in the 80s for inland areas. Saturday and sunday the weekend ahead does look to be warmer before we cool down into the middle of next week back to you. All right, thank you job, quick check of a couple bridges for you this morning. We have the bay bridge toll plaza camera. And its been moving along just fine here for the past hour. So its easy going as you make your way from oakland into San Francisco, jumping over to the san mateo bridge are right on 92 has been fairly smooth. All morning long in fact looks like the volumes thinning out even more so. So youre making good time from hayward out to foster city more weather and traffic in a bit but now the bus. In the buzz, the lakers play the rockets away tonight, a home away its all the same in the bubble with a different sound track. Run on the branch getting theres no place like home, but the lakers got as close as they could to kansas thats a dorothy jo kids piping the l a on the aunts and orlando it didnt help all know okc left them thunderstruck one 05 to 86. Not a score to be proud of but le bron is proud that the players have been kneeling for black lives matter even if its a turnoff for President Trump. I dont think the best ball are sad about losing. Its viewership and you into the game, you know and all and i hope everyone oh no no matter race. No matter the color matter size see you all what leadership that we have and at the top of our country and i understand that in november. I was right around the corner and this and its a big moment for us as if from we continue to talk about we want you know better wont we have an opportunity to do but the game the game will will will go on without. Without his eyes on iraq and syria speak for all of us that love the game of basketball. We could care less. Now if the bubble burst at would it matter, but so far they are still coronavirus free baseballs wishing they had a bubble. Too late apparently most of the covid cases have been traced to guys all traveling together not on the field, so lets hope the as and the giants are careful because theyre both going to be away before the bay bridge series starts on august 14th. The as are at home again today taking on the rangers oakland beat texas. Last night with the long ball 6 to 4. And after 2 losses at coors field, the giants can finally drink to a win over the rockies. 4 to 3 and brandon belt can toast to his first homer of the season, a threerun smacked to right field. I think in the empty stands the only place a fan can catch a home run ball these days isnt mccovey cove and nobody in the world has caught more home runs. Then days and land. He has come up from the water with 83 splashdowns including as is wet walkoff home run last week. Their egos he always gives them to his 92 yearold mother he first took to his kayak in 2001 because he really wanted to snag. Barry bonds ball. Well you never did catch a bonds baseball bomber. He did come up with a golf all that bonds hit into the drink during a celebrity tournament, not quite as glamorous but somebodys got official those balls out of the water water hazards on the all golf courses so why not him go diving at harding park and you might come up with a tire ball, but he didnt really have to shake it to wind up in lake percent will tran is live in San Francisco with a preview of the pga championship that starts today. I will. Daria there is a tiger loose and the tiger is already here. The fans will be here because this is not your daddys tournament is not even our tournament from last year because of covid19 let me show you Elvis Presley aka tiger woods. It doesnt matter whos in them one player in the world tiger woods is all anybody talks about and here is a tweet from pga year ive just moments ago he will tee off at 8. 30 this morning hes the 15 thranked player. In the world, its been about 13 years since he has won. At this tournament here at this championship, so he hopes to end that long streak he actually arrived. A little bit earlier came into town about a day or so ago he got some practice rounds in hes a lot older than what he was the last time me one the pga championship. He was 31 last time here now hes 44 back problems, but he says he is ready to roll. All the players will have to make adjustments its not like an interactive sport with a highfive the fans in fact any noise from the fans just he retains a lot of players specifically tiger woods. But he says he misses them. I dont know if anyone. You know our generations ever play without without in a major championship. Its going to be very different. But its still a major championship its still the best players in the world we all understand that and going into it so theres plenty of energy. From the competitive side but as far as energy outside the ropes that is. An unknown hopefully i can put myself in a position where i can. Be in a position where i could him but it feels like to have no fans and also coming out stretch with a chance to win. You and i can tell what it feels like of the fans how about you will on the golf course, i know fans of just like a to anybody see that now. No. Im just happy of my kids would show up i have no fan so tiger woods funny how you never disrespect a fan because all of a sudden now you missed them right, i mean he wasnt a fan of the new cnn give that scowl every time of years ago camera click yeah and now im sure he misses those cameras i guess they dont miss it in between the homes there because they were tracked i was at harding. While 2000 i was a long time ago. And and he was their plan the president s company he what this just a mob of people and really like 0 eng and i had to stay back ice on tee off. From all and i was like right there you really have to keep backing it really bothers them if you encroach a little bit. Which is funny because they like other sports and you would think they like fan interaction but for some reason is a gentleman is game. You cant make any noise by the way tiger woods is funny daria because it doesnt matter who the number one singer, the number one song in america is you know people talk about elvis right thing and if youre like brooks keopka hes going for his 3rd pga championship a threepeat but all we can talk about anybody can this. Its tiger woods. Yeah i know its its a its a deadly have jan felt. Should my shed ahead. Thanks a lot. Well. Thats the buzz. And were back time now a 26 a swat team and fbi investigators paid a visit to the home of Youtube Influencer jake paul yesterday to execute a search warrant. At his mansion there in calabassas it was a sealed warrant, so we dont know exactly what they were looking for but the la times is reporting that agents were seen seizing multiple weapons from the home. The fbi has confirmed that no arrests are planned in that raid of pauls home paul you may know is best known for performing a variety of stunts on youtube that occasionally landed him in some legal trouble for instance, the 23 yearold was charged with criminal trespassing back in june for his presence at a riot at a mall outside of phoenix. Well take a break time now 8. 27 coming up the cdc announcing new quarantine guidelines for people who test positive for coronavirus. More on that to come. The 29 is the time right now and well get a look at the weather with john we are good morning. John what we see and good morning weve got some sunshine starting to peak its way back out all across the bay area that includes San Francisco look at this view of financial district right now getting a little blue overhead which is certainly nice to see after this great start to the morning less and less fog gradually through the morning and a lot of sunshine to look forward to cherry on top of that its going to be the most comfortable of days too daytime highs dodging the 90s staying in the 80s at our warmest right now were in the 50s and 60s so go ahead throw on the light jacket as you do step outside. Later today. You wont be needing the jacket for most areas as daytime highs nice and comfortable 70s and 80s for most of us back to you guys. Things like john at 8. 30 lets get to the latest on the pandemic new rules about when you can go back to work if you have tested positive for covid and also 9 us hot spots, including the Central Valley in california. Yeah, the president continues to say that everything is under control Stephanie Elam with more on that part of the story. President trump once again insisting the coronavirus will just disappear you know my mind it will go a not friendly sooner rather than later, but the pandemic is still devastating the country and coronavirus related deaths are increasing in at least 15 states when you look at the number of infections. And the number of deaths it really is is is quite the quite concerning here in Los Angeles County Health Officials report adults ages, 18 to 49, make up nearly 60 of new coronavirus cases this is also the age group thats most likely to be attending the large parties that we keep seen most gatherings are now banned. And mayor Eric Garcetti says hes ready to take action against people throwing large parties, im authorizing the city to shut off. Los Angeles Department of water and Power Service and the egregious cases. In new york, the city will be setting up checkpoints to identify people traveling from hot spots theyll be reminded that failure to quarantine is a violation of state law when it comes with serious penalties. Meanwhile, the president is continuing his push to send children back to the classroom. I like to see the schools open. I think many of the schools most of the schools will be open Chicago Public schools announced the nations 3rd largest School District. Well begin their Academic Year online the fact of the matter is. We are seeing an increase in cases combined with the trends that were seeing the decisions to start remotely makes sense for district acps the size and diversity. Over 100 students and one mississippi School District are in quarantine after 6 students and one staff member tested positive those who want to attack everyone look at that as a negative actually look at it as a positive the system is working whereby. Weve identified positive cases, weve contact rice and those back and were trying to protect those kids. But some Health Officials say. Opening schools will be dangerous children have high viral loads they can transmit the virus to other people there are many adults it can be infected by these children. Thats the point doctor Anthony Fauci sending this warning to anyone who chooses to ignore guidelines like social distancing, washing hands and Wearing Masks as long as you have. Any member of society any Demographic Group whos not seriously trying to get to the end game of suppressing this. It will continue to smolder and smolder and smolder. And there is a new a warning from Health Experts are actually loosening when you can go back to work if you test positive for covid now they say its 10 days of quarantine not 12 or 14 yeah, Health Experts also say you dont have to have a test either. To go back to work with kron fours noelle bellow she spoke to a doctor to explain the changes. Almost as if testing. Means everything but also after certain points means nothing. Testing isnt one tool among many and its a very good tool, but it needs to be interpreted properly. 6 months into the covid19 fight here in the u. S. And Health Experts are revising previous recommendations to help stop the spread. In an article published tuesday the centers for Disease Control states and those who have tested positive can be around others 10 days after the positive test 8 as long as you have no fever and your symptoms have improved we started off with 14 days because we really didnt understand much about the virus. Stanford Infectious Disease expert doctor Yvonne Maldonado says Health Experts were right to be cautious in the beginning but now theres no real evidence of transmission that occurs. 10 days after somebody is infected as you move forward. And you learn more information you try you try and just so you dont do too much and you dont see people love for 2 weeks when you dont have to solano and San Francisco Health Officials are adopting the new recommendations. Which Health Officials are calling the 1020 will 10 days for normal patients, but 20 days for those who are immunocompromised when asked why testing is no longer recommended before being let back to work. Doctor maldonado says its just not clinically relevant. Once youre symptomfree very sensitive testing could be overly sensitive meaning. It might take a teens that may not actually represent actively replicating virus. The one thing that hasnt changed the recommendation to wear a mask and stay socially distant when you can. And San Francisco noelle bellow kron 4 news. Well families across the bay area are struggling to buy groceries as food prices continue to go up kron fours gayle ong explains whats behind the rising price. Susan dunn again says its costing a whole lot more to fill up her shopping cart absolutely i just spent a 118 and therefore. Not a lot of groceries analysts blame the higher prices in part on less food in restaurants, sending more people to the stores supply and demand. And were demanding more food in supermarkets, Daniel Sumner is a professor of Agricultural Economics at u c davis he says the coronavirus pandemic has changed shopping habits. If you look at the trends theres a lot more trend towards people cooking at Home Learning how to cook. Learning how to prepare meals, according to recent data by the bureau of Economic Analysis from february to june meat and poultry rose nearly 11 eggs is at a 10 high the b e a found shoppers shelled out for percent more for cereals and fresh vegetables down again noticed a spike in prices mill. And just you know basic festival things that you file the time sumner says the Meat Industry took a hit after workers fell ill installed production now causing customers to pay more so weve slowed down the processing line. We have space to workers a little further apart. Weve put up barriers between workers so that theyre a little safer on the line. While prices are increasing theres no shortage of food i spoke to the store managers of rallies and safely here in pleasanton who tell me by phone theyre not seeing any panic buying like what we saw in the spring which means the shelves are fully stocked here in pleasanton gayle ong kron 4 news. Well the forecast for today looking really nice conditions already improving outside look [ ] alright, guys, listen up. My momma. Our grandpa. My daddy. Our dad works on the highway. Its so scary. Please be careful. Slow down. And pay attention. Be alert. Be work zone alert. Some people drive we havway too fast. Why are they driving so fast . Zoom. Please, be careful. We get scared. My mom. My dad. My jijis at work. Now is 8. 40 breaking news, the attorney general of new york making whats described as a major announcement lets listen in. As todays complaints lays out we found that the nra instead. Fostered a culture of noncompliance. And disregard for internal controls that led to the waist. And loss of millions in assets and contributed to the nras. Current deteriorated financial state. Not only were the nras internal policies repeatedly not followed. But they were blatantly ignored. By senior leaders. The nras Boards Audit Committee was negligent in its duty to ensure appropriate. Competent and judicious stewardship of assets. By ari leadership. Specifically the Audit Committee failed to assure standard the school controls. They failed to respond adequately to whistleblowers. Affirmatively took steps to conceal the nature and scope of whistleblower concerns from external auditors. And they failed to review potential conflicts of interest. 4 employees all right and that is new York State Attorney general Letitia James talking about the results of an investigation that revealed as you just heard or put it. Well negligence on the part of the National Rifle association will see what fallout there is and 44 right now getting a look at the weather on thursday head towards the weekend alright john what are we seeing out there for everybody well brighter and brighter james, maybe not at the golden gate just yet where you can see skies are still pretty gray, but look at this view out in the east bay berkeley clearing out really nice compared to where you were earlier this morning skies are going to grow clear all across the bay area and thats going to set us up for a pretty nice afternoon. The cherry on top of all of it will be that. Milder conditions that were going to see today. The hottest of whether well that is moving to the east along with the High Pressure ridge built up out there. Weve got a low pressure ridge and also a nice little cold front thats going to be sweeping through a steady breeze from the west is going to help to push the marine corps there all the way inland. That means some of those 60s 70s that we have at the coast can also be expected all the way into the east bay right along the bay, shore with 80s elsewhere in the bay area, no 90s anywhere in sight today. You see the south bay barely even in the 80s with san jose 80 degrees. Livermore definitely cooler than yesterday 84 today. Well perfect in areas like oakland and san leandro at 74. Concord on up through antioch pittsburgh, some of our warmer spots to 87. Well vacaville or how to spot a 89. Close to 90 but still not getting there today. Tomorrow will be still cool but not as cool as today with temperatures climbing just a few degrees by saturday and sunday and its back to the 90s we go the weekend will be toastie before another dip in temperatures for the middle of next week. James, all right, thank you very much john quick check of the road sand for this update were going go to the Richmond Center fell bridge. Why its been nice all morning long here you can see still a lot of room between the cars you make good time for richmond out towards. For sandra fell your marin county right actually looking pretty good all throughout one oh one is a great ride in fact our next camera, heres the Golden Gate Bridge in your 1, 1, southbound right across the water and back into San Francisco has been moving fine all morning long, although as you can see here its a little fog youre there. Pretty usual, but at least you can see. Well as you make your way across the span. Republican operatives some with ties to President Trump are helping kanye west get on the president ial election ballots in some states, its widely believed that theyre only helping him out in order to try and siphon votes away from joe biden weve got jeff is elena reporting. I love this guy right here. Yeah. President trump embracing kanye west 2 years ago right there in the oval office. But now friends of the president are helping the eccentric entertainer with his latest act trying to get on the 2020 ballot himself. He says hes running as an making his Campaign Debut last month in a bizarre but largely overlooked South Carolina parents where he denied trying to split the black tonight thats exactly what democrats fear, shes trying to do with the help of republicans with ties to trump. Lane rule under wisconsin gop lawyer who represents the Trump Campaign in an unrelated lawsuit dropped off west petition and signatures at the state election board on tuesday. Making it to you. She declined comment to our affiliate w iah said and to cnn in other states other gop operatives are involved. The Wisconsin Republican party denied any role in helping west saying it appears that the Kanye West Campaign made a smart decision by hiring an experienced election of attorney. We welcome kanye west and all other candidates who qualified for Ballot Access to the race. So far wisconsin, colorado and ohio are battleground states where west petition and signatures are under review. Hes already qualified for half dozen more states that are either deep red or blue. In the race between trump and joe biden wisconsin is one of the most pivotal states in 2016 trump won by fewer than 23,000 votes after a substantial decline in turnout among black voters. This time the Trump Campaign is trying to improve its performance, placing a Republican Field Office in a historic black neighborhood in milwaukee regularly let david bowen a Democratic State representative earlier this summer who voiced his suspicion of the Trump Campaigns motives i think their goal is to try to get. Just those few but black votes in this election tonight going telling cnn. Its sad to see a popular Music Artists like kanye 8 be used as a to trick his own people and fans to vote for a Fake Campaign the extent of his campaign is an open question his wife Kim Kardashian has voiced concerns about his Mental Health and has asked for compassion as they deal with his diagnosis of bipolar disorder. I dont get west has long sought attention by flirting with president ial ambitions saying this 5 years ago. I decided and 2020 to run for president. Back then trump stoked west ego. Kanye west. I love him now maybe in a few years off to run against the modern us all take that back but now trump has done anything but when west declared his candidacy last month the president joined the speculation. The west could siphon support from biden especially among black voters. At the white house today, the president insisted he had no role in west candidacy. I like on a very much i have nothing to do with him getting on the jeff zeleny cnn washington. Time now is a 50 well take a quick break as we go. A live look here from San Francisco. Welcome back forecasts for the day looking really good. We are going to see temperatures a little cooler than they have been already getting a dose of sunshine across the bay. Your view of San Franciscos pretty gray earlier this morning. That is quickly changing now a steady breeze from the west pushing some a marine cold air all the way towards our inland valleys is going to be part of the reason that are inland areas will be so much cooler today than they have been. So do watch out for that breeze but also be thankful for it because it is going to make things feel really good. 50s and 60s is where temperatures are right now later on today, daytime highs, mostly in the 70s, although a few 80s 60s towards the coast at 78 oakland and hayward at 74 degrees each concord in antioch to your warmer spots at 87. Darya. Things like job, a California College student is seeing a lot of success from the new Childrens Books that shes written about the pandemic as jasmine veal reports, the new author hopes her book will help kids during this time. Smiling from ear to ear and illustrated by caitlyns show. Its not your typical Childrens Book that kaitlyn chu decided to write during this pandemic a playful monkey how are you hanging in there. Im having fun even with the mask, i wear. The usc senior studying Arts Technology and Business Innovation wrote and illustrated a playful book about the more serious discussion of Wearing Masks. I remember going to the Grocery Store in seeing everyone wear a mask for the first time in thing. He says that were hit and i was thinking what would kids our kids feeling when they were seeing all of these pieces that are heading to wrote the book in 8 weeks at her home in Orange County after she was inspired by story her younger sister cara shared in one of my High School Teachers told us that. When theyre introducing masks to her young kids and she has a son. He actually started having nightmares that the mask monsters chasing him. So she published the book herself and has already sold 800 copies on amazon to people around the world. She says she is not fazed by the debate continues to rage over wearing mask in public we. And hearing that face masks is a way to decrease. This fred, so is that something bad we cant all be a part of like thats what i would encourage. Everyone to have some compassion think about all of the people who have already been affected. And kaitlyn tells me that she is donating 100 of her proceeds to no kid hungry and the black women in visual art organization. Im jasmine deal kcal 9 news. Take a look at this a 12 foot alligator, a dad in this moving towards his kids and jumped into action his 4 yearold daughter was playing with her brother. And baby sitter near the canal behind their home and the dad scott not out of his head that direction but im going to do something. I wasnt sure and so he jumped on it and the kids stayed away and then they called in the professionals to wrangle the big gator there thats how you do it you just get right on there apparently set their all right, im glad nobody got hurt in that. Thankfully they were able to relocate the gator to someplace safer. Still ahead in the next hour, the kron 4 morning news, the latest on that fatal officer involved shooting in oakland kron fours reyna harvey live with the latest on that investigation. And the cdc announcing some new guidelines for when people test positive for coronavirus well explain how theyre changing the amount of time youre required to stay in isolation and the pga championship tees off today in San Francisco, tiger woods will be there. Though you wont be right. No fans but kron fours will tran is just outside the hi. Were glad you came in. Whats on your mind . Can you help keep these guys protected online . Easy. Connect to the xfi gateway. 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Excited to see a new set thats in the works for us and attorney cited to see the sunshine that weve got over berkeley this morning. Very clear skies compared to where we were earlier it was a great start to what now its a pretty nice bright day skies will continue to grow brighter and brighter as temperatures continue to warm. Were Still Holding on to 60s right now so go ahead that morning jog on the way it feels really nice out there. And were going to keep this trend of nice weather going into the afternoon today really one of your nicer ones of the