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We are reaffirming our commitment to protect those who protect us. Reporter the announcement made were on may 29 to two officers were shot. Federal Authorities Say a 32 yearold man the same sergeant arrested for the death of a Santa Cruz County deputy was the shooter. His accomplice as robert just days junior was arrested after coming forward with information to the fbi last thursday. According to documents, justice was captured outside the federal courthouse before the shooting and agreed to drive Steven Carrillo to the protest after meeting on facebook. There is no evidence that these men had any attention to join the protest. They came to kill cops. Reporter the white van parked across from the securities the and advanced forward with the side door open. The same van would be spotted on june 6. Santa cruz county sheriff Deputy Damon Gutzwiller was killed. Surveillance video captured and armed Steven Carrillo and federal officials on tuesday revealed what he did next. 4 on 2 appears to abused his own blood to write phrases on one of the cars that he carjacked. Reporter federal Officials Say he was associated with igloo and hawaiian print symbols associated with the extremist ideology. The term is used by extremists to reference a violent uprising. Or an impending civil war in the United States. The atf said he use this reverently made rifle with no markings oat the ben lomond crime scene. This firearm is a machine gun that had a silencer attached to the barrel. He faces federal murder and attempted murder charges while justice faces aiding and abetting charges. Both men face the Death Penalty or life in prison. Significant family and friends will remember both of those Law Enforcement heroes. Thank you. Tomorrow, a Memorial Service will be held for santa cruz sergeant Damon Gutzwiller at cabrillo college. It will be livestream den open to the public. A procession will begin at 7 45. You can watch it all on our news app and we will stream that lives there. Family and friends will gather for a Memorial Service for federal protective Service Officer David Patrick underwood. He will be remembered at the high school and that ceremony is scheduled to start at 11 00 a. M. The Oakland City Council is meeting this afternoon with the Police Departments budget and accountability on the agenda. The budget related items regarding contracts for Police Helicopter maintenance and shot spotter service until his next meeting. There is a resolution to stop using teargas. The neck gibson mackle haney is like skiing them to support a bill to Reform Police training and policies. Our federal changes, we do not expect enduring shifts. Oaklands Intern Police chief says the department is gone through several budget cuts and they do not have enough resources on the streets as it is. The city of vallejo is set to review the audit tonight. The city ordered this independent review last august following the Deadly Police shooting of willie mccoy who passed out in his car with a loaded gun on his lap. The audit traces some of the problems with staffing shortages after the city declared bankruptcy in 2008 as well as a siege mentality toward its critics. There are 45 recommendations including focusing on racial, gender and Ethnic Diversity in recruiting. Stricter activating procedures and in shooting incidents, officers should be interviewed before the end of that shift and before they review any recordings of the incident. President trump signed an executive order earlier today aimed at reforming the way Law Enforcement is conducted nationwide. The debate does not end there. Congress is in charge of the funding as Lauren Prichard reports, lawmakers are working on their own bills. President trump signing his policing reform executive order. When you remove the police, you hurt those who have the least the most. Nobody needs a strong Trustworthy Police force more than those who live in distressed areas. Reporter the order would ban charcoals except for when the officers life is in danger. Information sharing would help weed out cops with records of excessive use of force so they cannot move from department to department. It would allow experts in Mental Health and addiction to respond with police. They are also looking into less Deadly Weapons police can use. We are looking at new advanced and less lethal weapons to prevent deadly interactions. New devices are being developed all the time. We are looking at the best of them. Reporter President Trump says he will work with congress. Congress controls the funding. Democrats already not satisfied with the announcement nancy pelosi saying the executive order lacks meaningful mandatory Accountability Measures to end misconduct. When it comes to making real changes to Police Departments, Senate Republicans are making excuses. Reporter he unveiled his act on wednesday and House Democrats have the wrong called the George Floyd Justice of policing act. Foxnews. Barbara lee llthe president s reform proposals week. She hopes they will take up the democrats justice and policing act. It would require body and dash cam video and also completely banned the use of chill colds. The president says he would like to that is always the reason that officer will feel threatened. His reform proposals really dont have any teeth. The democratic bill also lowers the bar for qualified immunity which Shields Police from lawsuits. The house is expected to vote. Les ents executive order. Thank you so much for joining us. Do you believe that this is a good step toward criminal Justice Reform are do you feel as though barbara lee does and this reform proposal is weak . I am skeptical. This president has a dismal record when it comes to these issues. He has gone out of his way to encourage the abuse of force by police and the fact that he is making these gestures today just shows you hes trying to catch up to the change we are seeing throughout this country where people are waking up to systemic racism and the policies and practices we have tolerated for far too long. We must have real change this time around. What do you believe should have been included in the president s executive order . The president is trying to coopt some popular themes from white House Democrats are moving through congress. For example, training standards. Everyone agrees that you have to have much better standards and transparency and accountability for police to engage in this contact. The difference is that our legislation has teeth. Some of these things have to be mandatory or they will never happen. A president that relies on a voluntary and cosmetic package of things that frankly wont make much of a difference. I know that you are looking at supporting this legislative action expected to be taken up next week including qualified immunity. Why do you support that and believe its important . The way the qualified immunity works and this is was civil litigation is that an officer cannotwith george floyd. If you remove that doctrine, and officer acting within the scope of their job and just doing their job still would be indemnified by their employer. They will lose their house or their personal assets. Qualified immunity has shielded them even from the most egregious misconduct thats far outside of the scope. Its only fair that others in society when someone goes beyond the scope of their employment commit serious harm on another person, they should be responsible for that. Today the president said that the vast majority of Police Officers are good people who follow the rules. Do you share that sentiment . Yes, i do. I think we can all agree that there are great Law Enforcement officials and we all know them. They do wonderful things in my district and the communities i represent. With got some bad apples, and we cannot continue to look away. That is one of the thing of the advent of cell phone videos have made us do. Even though we have good cops and hold the profession of policing in high esteem, we have failed to hold bad cops accountable always a pleasure. Thank you so much. Thank you. Our coverage of reaction to President Trumps executive order does not end here. We will be joined by the president of the Police Officers association to talk about the changes the president has ordered. An explosion and fire nt de things burn two pieces. Another relatively mild day around the bay area. I see a warming trend in our future. Thats coming up. Weve always put safety first. And we always will. For people. For the future. And there has never been a summer when its mattered more. Wherever you go, summer safely. Get zero percent apr financing for up to five years on select models and exclusive lease offers. We want to continue our discussion about President Trumps executive order of Police Reform he signed earlier today. We are joined by tony montoya the San Francisco Police Officers association president. We appreciate your time here. You have seen what the president laid out in the order he put forth here. It takes some steps to address issues of use of force and in most cases chill colds and sets up a database for problem officers. Do you feel like this goes far enough to address how people of color are targeted . Thank you for having me. A lot of what the president outlined today i havent read the full report. A lot of the things he says needs to be done we do here in San Francisco. And so we do appreciate him stepping up and doing that. These are not going to happen overnight. It is going to be a process. Like i said, we are happy the conversation started. We want to be an active stakeholder here so that we can make sure these reforms get implemented. The president s order among other things encourages Police Departments to meet use of force with financial, but why not mandate that to meet those federals standards . Te past believe so. 8392 which standardizes use of force policies. That law is already in place. A lot of that stuff was modeled after what we have in our own Police Department policy. We want to go to the next level and have that become a National Model that way use of force is the standard and the same across the nation. Let me ask you about this notion of federal database for officers with a history of Excessive Force or misconduct. We have heard those officers will find a way to another Police Department. Is the issue that the other departments do not know about the past history of Excessive Force or misconduct or they just turn a blind eye to what . I would say they definitely dont know. That is one of the things we National Database th personnel files. Part of that is to alert other departments so they do not continue to hire officers with this type of background. In San Francisco, we have applicant sign waivers that allows us to access the personal records which many are protected by law. In San Francisco we do a good job of vetting the applicants. We have a National Database that would allow all departments to have this information as they are screening applicants. One thing that was left out of the president s order and touched on in the earlier conversation, is the idea of qualifying immunity. In most cajob and many people who have been protesting have been calling for. Do you feel like its too difficult for Police Officers to be held accountable for bad behavior in this country . I can only speak to how it is in california. We have very strict standards here. If an officer commits gross misconduct or commits a criminal act, they need to be held accountable. We are not opposing that. I have only seen little bits and pieces of the different legislation as it the qualified immunity. Do not have all the details to see exactly what it says. At least in San Francisco and throughout the state we have a standard in place where people are held accountable. We appreciate you coming on and taking the time to discuss. These are very important issues. Tony montoya, president of the San Francisco Police Officers association. Around the bay area, mild to warm temperatures. Not bad and even below average for some folks. Outside our doors at this hour, partly cloudy to mostly clear. We have the onshore breeze with us once again this afternoon. That breeze would begin to wind down. Across the bay and into San Francisco, 65 degrees. 81, santa rosa. Right about the seasonal average. Livermore, 74. San jose, 73. Temperatures are just a tad warmer. All in all, a very similar day to what we had yesterday. There is that breeze. Fairfield, wind gusts up to 25 miles per hour. Santa rosa sustained a 14 gusting to 22. That breeze will be with us into the evening hours. Sfo reporting at 37 mileper hour wind gusts. We will back it up for you and show you we have partly cloudy to mostly clear skies. The Pacific Northwest getting some action and that is where that onshore breeze is coming from. Tomorrow morning, patchy fog and mostly clear. Our temperatures are expected to warm as early as tomorrow afternoon. 56 degrees tomorrow morning. Take a look at what we do expect for your bay area on wednesday. That would bring us 11 degrees above the seasonal average. When we come back, just how long this trend is expected an they would spread to other businesses in the community. Two people suffered minor injuries but refuse medical treatment. The explosion blew the roof white off of Realty Office building and sparked a flyer that, fire that spread to other holdings. It happened at the oceanic Realty Office on shoreline highway. Residents said they felt the ground shake. One man described what he saw when he went in the building. When i went in the flames were about like this. When i came back out it was huge. It had just taken over so fast. The fire was contained earlier today and there was no longer a threat to the community. The chp is asking people to avoid the area for the remainder of the day as crews clean up the debris. No word on what caused that explosion. Blood donations are in short supply after nearly 3 months of stayathome orders. 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The red cross says there is an urgent need for blood donations since the coronavirus pandemic began. People were ordered to stay home so the number has dropped. The red cross has announced that anyone who comes into donate will have their blood tested for covid19 antibodies. It will begin to determine how many people may have been exposed to the virus. Joining us to talk about the urgent need and testing for covid19 antibodies are the chief medical officer with the American Red Cross. We appreciate having you on today. Talk about this decision by the red cross. What prompted you to test blood donations to come in for covid 19 antibodies. We were interesting to know how many were positive with exposure to the virus. Also, of those who have the antibody, we may be getting them to donate convalescent plasma. Someone who is recovering could have antibodies that would help fight off the disease. It would help with that as well. There have been some concerns raised about the accuracy of some of the antibody tests out there on the market right now. Which of the tests are you using, and how certain should people who come down to donate be about the results . We are using a test that looks at total antibody. Its a very itivity and specificity. About 99 sensitive and 100 specific. We are testing a normal donor population, and you want something with low faults positivity rate. There will be a number of false positives because we are testing a normal population. And to be clear, any blood donations that test positive, they can continue to be used for cal procures. Cantibody test shows exposure and perhaps recovery from the virus. Maybe even immunity from the virus. That blood is perfectly fine to use. Covid19 is not a transfusion transmitted virus. Were not so worried about the blood supply relate donors and recipients and staff. The big concern here inal th donations are way down across the country because of the pandemic. Broadly speaking, how much has the coronavirus affected the nations blood supply . It has affected it significantly. We are down thousands of blood drive sites. Since the beginning of the covert pandemic. Luckily the hospitals canceled elective surgery early on, but now people are coming back. We are levels of collections despite not having enough places to capture that blood we wish you all the best. This is dr. Ross here and the chief medical officer with the American Red Cross. Thank you for coming on and discussing this. Pg e pleads guilty to 84 counts of camp fire. Its not enough for many who lost loved ones and property. Why they are disappointed with todays developments. Researchers say they have found a lifesaving drug in the fight against the coronavirus. Details about how effective it is and where it has been approved to use. The open road. The wind in your hair. 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For years, reverse Mortgage Funding has been helping customers like these use the equity i still have firefighters are battling a wild fire near pismo beach. It started yesterday near avila beach drive. It spread quickly through the area leading to the closure of highway 101 and evacuations which have since been lifted. 400 acres have burned, the fire is 20 contained. There is no word on when full containment is expected. In butte county pg e pleaded guilty to 84 counts of Involuntary Manslaughter stemming from the deadly campfire praying. We were there on the ground and he joins me live with more on todays Court Proceedings and what this plea means as well as its implications. Tom . Reporter besides being an admission of guilt to the families of the victims, this paves the way for those families to get some compensation. On behalf of pg e, how do you plead to the violation, Involuntary Manslaughter as a felony concerning the death of joyce atchinson, as alleged in count two of the indictment. Guilty, your honor. Reporter 84 times the ceo pleaded guilty to felony Involuntary Manslaughter on behalf of the corporation. The 2018 campfire was the deadliest and most destructive fire. In addition to pleading guilty to the 84 Involuntary Manslaughter charges acknowledges is started the deadly fire that destroyed paradise as well as damaging magalia. Not a Single Person is going to jail. Reporter that is the greatest frustration for the utility reform network. It looks like just a tactic for pg affairs in order to get out of bankruptcy by that nothing is going to happen in terms of consequences. This is the type of injury, the type of crime that someone should spend time in prison for. Reporter senator hill says his bill to create a publicly owned nonprofit replacement utility will be in effect. Now there is something that will be in place to take over the company and they will lose their action we are taking today will bring a measure of peace. The company agreed to pay 4 million in fines on top of the billions and i made billions of other dollars paid so far. Ktvu, fox2 news. And now to the latest on the coronavirus pandemic. California has more than 153,000 coronavirus cases. This is an increase of more than 2100 since this time yesterday at 5121 people have died in our state. That is 32 more deaths in the last 24 hours. A San Francisco moves deeper into phase 2 of reopening, the city is looking into reopening more businesses faster than the governors timeline. The city is taking a measured approach that considers Health Impact as businesses are allowed to reopen. Having clear guidelines and best practices is something that San Francisco is paying a lot of attention to. s to provide guidance to our businesses and understand what are the things you can do to make sure that you are keeping your workers and your customers safe while we reopen. The board of supervisors is considering whether to ask the state for local control to set its own timetable for lifting restrictions rather than waiting for the states approval. A new demand this afternoon for an emergency covid19 release of prisoners from san quentin. There is a Health Crisis emerging at the present. Last week the virus is spread it san quentin. The department of corrections moved 121 men there from the California Institute for men in chino. They have one of the largest outbreaks in the state prison system. 120 people were transported to san quentin. Now san quentin has a rapid outbreak. It hasnt had one in the last three months until the last week or two. And exponentially. Owing right now there are 33 confirmed cases it san quentin. There were more than 2100 cases in california prisons. New hope that a treatment is out there for some of the sickest covid19 patients. As we explained, a new life saving drug is been approved for use in the uk. Reporter coronavirus cases surpass 8 million worldwide. Some places see a resurgence of infections. Basing shut down schools after identifying a new outbreak. In the u. S. , florida have reported its highest level of new infection since the 2500 people hospitalized in texas. Covid19 still exists in texas. We are laser focused on maintaining abundant hospital capacity. Major airlines are working to increase Safety Measures as more places reopen. Any passenger who refuses to wear a mask could be placed on a restricted travel list. Other airlines are expected to release more Safety Measures in the coming days. If they want to travel on their flights they have to convince them they will be safe in doing so. Reporter researchers say theyve identified a life saving drug, a steroid called dexa methadone. The drug decrease fertility rates by 35 for people and breathing machines. It has been approved for use in the uk. It le. Reporter the structure become standard of care for any patient put on a ventilator. That is the latest from dallas. Fox news. Dont expect a beer or a cocktail the next time you fly domestically. American and Delta Airlines have suspended alcoholic drink service. Its meant to interaction, people are allowed to take them off to eat or drink on a flight. By eliminating alcohol service, airlines can make sure that they dont take their masks off for longer than necessary. As you just heard, United Airlines will put you on a travel restriction list if you refuse to wear a Face Covering on the plane. United made that announcement yesterday. Customers will lose their travel privilege for a period of time and then the airline will decide how long they will remain on that list. Flight attendants will last passengers if they need a mask. Delta, southwest and others have announced mask requirements. The most recent wave of protests has brought out a new type of voice. The college athlete. Coming up next on the 4, how some student athletes have joined the fight for change. A robust warming trend is on the way for your bay area on wednesday. I will have a look at what you can expect for tomorrow and the rest of the week coming up. You spoke. We listened. Tiny tacos are back for good grab a box of 15 or try them loaded. Get em now with no contact delivery. M loaded. Grab a box of 15 or try them loaded. Get em now with no contact delivery. More and more College Athletes are sharing their opinions and joining me is basketball player caleb simmons. Id like to talk a little bit about what you are doing to help bring about change. Thank you for having me. I am using my voice in that change across america. Tell me how youre using that voice. You been instrumental in creating this group. Two women soccer players from Uc Santa Barbara wanted to run and honor of george floyd and natasha harris. We came up with the idea of athletes for changes. We started a National Event on instagram for raising awareness for black lives matter. What do you hope comes from this program. I know it started as one event, but it has evolved. Yes, we want our platform to be utilized. We want everyone to understand whats going on. We want to educate. Are there specific things that you want people to no and work towards . Yes, our generation has a lot to do with how the next 30 years will look. The platform that everyone has, everyone has a voice. We can all do our part to end racism. I wanted to talk to you personally, if i can. What made you decide that this is the time to use your voice and your platform to get out this Important Message . You see it in the media and it is the reality of my life. This is the time to stand up. The move is happening right now, and i have to be part of it. I cannot let this go by without using my platform. I know the people often look at College Athletes, and a lot of people consider you hear rose. Is that important to you, and one of the reasons you decided to become vocal on this issue . I have no selfish gain. I dont plan on gaining anything from this. I want my voice to be heard and i feel like i have a voice to move mountains. Do you think youre getting the support from the school and do you think the universities are back in College Athletes and their efforts to use the platforms to talk more about important topics . 100 . Even with our event that did, we had thousands of student athletes taking part. My school specifically, it has grown so much. I have a lot of respect. I know that my Athletic Department and university has my back. Im going to ask you about the Upcoming School year and basketball season. How hopeful are you that you will be able to play again . I am very hopeful. I miss my teammates so much. I just want to take the safe precautions in going about returning and playing safely so no one gets sick. We really appreciate you coming on and talking with us today. Thank you so much. Thank you for having me. God bless. Struck a Pretty Spring day but temperatures falling a little below the seasonal average. Others hit it right on target. We will begin a warming trend as we get into y. We do have a westerly in place. This flow is going to begin to shift. At some point it will be north and northeast. It is at north northeast wind of flow that will warm us up even more. Right now at sfo, 37 miles per hour. Half moon bay, 23 miles per hour. Another breezy day in many areas. As i get into the pacific satellite view, you can see the system that has provided us with seasonal temperatures. The activity is going over washington, oregon, idaho, and utah where we have the storm bringing rain to that area. For us in the coming days, High Pressure will be strengthening our direction and that will warm us up. For your bay area when sick, temperatures are expected to be at 70 near the coastline. Inland areas low 90s. That compared to low 80s today. A notable change coming our way. Heres a look at the temperatures. 81, santa rosa. 81, brentwood. Mid60s, San Francisco. Palo alto, 72, 59 reported at half moon bay. Tomorrow morning we get out the door very similar to where we have been. Low 50s over santa rosa to concord stretching toward antioch. Relatively mild for tomorrow. Temperatures well above the seasonal average from five to 15 degrees. As we get into thursday, it looks like temperatures will be. 76, San Francisco. 84, hayward. Into our south bay, 88, san jose. There is your extended forecast. Temperatures begin to drop just a bit. It will be the first weekend of summer. Upper 60s to low 70s. 80 degrees around the bay. Low 90s expected inland. Back to you. 2020 has already had an impeachment, a pandemic and an economic collapse. We still have a president ial election yet to calm. We will have a look at the state of the race between joe biden and donald trump. Plans for a return to school is starting to take shape and some bay area districts. What a could potentially look like. Is sobering warning from Jerome Powell about an look here, its your very own allinone entertainment experience, xfinity x1. Its the easiest way to watch live tv and all your favorite streaming apps. And now x1 also comes with peacock. Ooh la la. This rare bird lets you stream tons of movies, shows, news, sports and more. With x1, its all at your beck and call. Show me parks and rec. See . The best really did get better magnificent. Xfinity x1 just got even better with peacock premium included for no additional cost. No strings attached. With the november election inching closer, both candidates are doing all they can to attract undecided voters. They are at the forefront of the political discussion. Reporter five years ago donald trump to write down an escalator that would change the United States forever. I am officially running for president of the United States. Reporter they are out with this advertisement on the anniversary. They are paying six figures for it to air on tv and digital platforms. And now in a time of pandemic and protest, campaigns are fundraising incredible sums of money to build their war chests. The Trump Campaign raised 14 million on sunday. The president s birthday. Fantastic enthusiasm across the board. The Biden Campaign raised more than 80 million in may. Democrats are uniting. Reporter campaigning will look different. President trump is holding a rally in tulsa, oklahoma on saturday. Attendees will be given temperature checks, hand sanitizers and masks. They must also sign a document regarding liability. Joe biden has held in person events but making many appearances on screen. We need real leadership and we need it now. Reporter even former president s are not barack obama will be holding a virtual grassroots fundraiser for joe biden next week where he says he will be answering questions. Fox news. Tensions arising between the u. S. And north korea after an explosion in the Demilitarized Zone and a threat to the u. S. President ial election in the fall. Is been a tough 2024 americans. It turns out our National Problems are having an effect on our own personal happiness. According to a study done at the university of chicago, happiness has fallen to a 53 low. American surveyed say theyre not happy which is up 10 from just two years ago. The highest its been since 1972. The survey was conducted in late may and completed before h korea h of george floyd. Escalated sharply today after the north destroyed and in a Korean Liaison Office near the Demilitarized Zone. North koreas leader is threatening the upcoming u. S. President ial election. Reporter tensions with north korea has been on the rise. The north blowing his main in a Korean Liaison Office. Of retaliation for south korea and effector groups sending leafless and to the north. A provocative move after harsh words from kim jonguns sister who has taken more of a leadership road. North koreas abusive language and instruction of the Liaison Office have shock not only koreans but the whole world. Reporter it didnt come as a complete surprise. The military says there were indications some demolition were being prepared. They use satellite surveillance to watch it. Japan and the u. S. Are working with soul for a response. We will firmly and to deal with the situation. Reporter korea threatening to interfere with the u. S. Election. Experts say with months to prepare they are capable of targeting the election. We know that north korea has advanced capabilities and it would be surprising if they did not test its abilities during the election. Reporter the south korean are issuing a warning saying it will response strongly if tensions continue to rise. Fox news. Ktvu fox2 news at 5 00 starts now. I thought it was an avalanche. It was so forceful. At Stinson Beach an explosion blew the roof off of a building and damaged several other buildings. At least two people were injured. Marin county investigators are trying to figure out what spark that last. It happened at a Real Estate Office on shoreline highway which is also highway one. Weined li with the details on the investigation and the impact on the area. Christian . As you mentioned, this happened on highway one. Highway one is closed down for most of the day. Crews are working to put out the flames caused by that fire. Reporter from above, the aftermath was stunning. The chp providing video of thick black smoke and debris from the explosion scattered out on the shoreline highway. The building was destroyed after reports of an explosion. I was laying in bed. Reporter he says he did not see the explosion, but he felt it and heard it. I thought it was an avalanche. It was so forceful. And when i ran out of my house, my neighbors were coming away from their house. Reporter he says his first instinct was to make sure everyone was okay. I ran straight to the building to go inside and see if my friend al, the owner, was in there. He is 95 or 96 years old. It turns out he was not inside. Two people were inside that building, and he did receive minor injuries. They declined treatment in a did not want to go to the hospital. The bookkeeper, helen, was inside, but she go