State approaching 247,000 cases. Thats up more than 7,000 cases since yesterday with more than 6,200 deaths reported statewide. Here in the bay area there are psychedelic music more than 27,000 cases with 591 deaths. Just yesterday Governor Newsom sent out a stern warning to the public ahead of the holiday [ growl ] weekend. Wear your facial coverings and keep your distance and many bay enter the golden state with real california dairy. Area cities are taking note. Frank mallicoat has more on how to navigate the Holiday Weekend. Frank . Reporter yes. The governor is asking all of us to be responsible this weekend and do the right thing. Stay at home if you can but if youre going a barbecue or gathering, take all the safety precautions you can because the coronavirus isnt going anywhere. The cases have jumped. 4,000 diagnosed on wednesday. Hes urging counties to cancel remaining fireworks shows and enforce o things to you but with you. Youve seen local action along the line of what were opening for and we expect all 19 to come in compliance. If not a hand will be required. Reporter San Francisco taking no chances shutting down all their beach parking lots over the Holiday Weekend. Hospitalizations have gone up 50 in the last two weeks. Once this virus takes off at a high rate, its very aggressive and we need to take this pause now and as much as possible stay at home for the 4th of july. Reporter pacifica and half mon bay also shut down its beaches and parking lots. Tough rules over a Holiday Weekend but locals seem to be taking it in stride. I think in times like now, its hard not to gather in a lot of people are already places because its beautiful but its better for the greater heading out to lake tahoe to good and its important to not enjoy independence weekend by the water. Have people gather here. That is raising concerns on reporter apparently some surfers missed the signs and hit the waves but for those issues ranging from trash collection, fire danger and, of late comers, though, they were course, the spread of turned away by the police and t coronavirus. Reporter like every 4th of july weekend, every Holiday Weekend it gets busier, but especially in this covid surprised. I dont see why they dont environment. With some areas closing were let people social distance in the water. Were kind of a community and seeing more intensity. Reporter parking lots are we understand that. Well that beach ban in asive packed. Cap pacifica and Half Moon Bay single lanes bumper to bumper. Businesses are overwhelmed with tourists. For us in tahoe its been a will take effect. If youre cut, you could face silver lining. Were reopening. Reporter but adding to the up to a fine of 1,000. Influx of tourists is a thats the very latest. Shortage of employees, a im Frank Mallicoat fox 2 news. Problem they typically see when frank, thank you. The town swells to 100,000 President Trump is traveling to Mount Rushmore people but covid. Today for an Independence Day weve had to hire more celebration. As pray bogan reports, the people to keep our staff safe visit is being praised by state and the public safe. Officials but comes with it really means everybody controversy. Reporter flyovers, needs to step up their game and leave tahoe better than they fireworks and celebration. Thats whats in store at mt. Found it. Reporter big concern trash because there arent enough rush moore tonight as President Trump heads to an event very park employees to pick it up. Similar to last years salute another safety. Many of the tourists we talked to said despite the crowds. To america. Theyve been wanting to do everybody seems to be doing it. They did it many years ago and the right thing from what ive for some reason they were seen. I went to the Grocery Store this morning and everybody was unable or werent allowed to do in a mask. It and i opened it up. People were keeping their reporter but according to distance. Reporter still, with so the governor the evening will many tourists this weekend, the not require social distancing advice to those heading to hand masks are optional. We told people to focus on tahoe i would say stay home. It will be way too packed. Social responsibility. Everyone has an opportunity to i would say stay home. Make a decision on what theyre i would say stay away for comfortable with. Reporter theres a dispute over who the land belongs to the fourth. Folsom make near sacramento is also limiting the number of and if its stolen. People who can come this 4th of july weekend. He said nothing stands as a restrictions are being put in place to prevent the spread of great reminder than a nation covid19 to create better opportunities for social that cannot keep a promise or distancing. In order to comply with the treat treaty. Latest guidelines, Officials Say they will be letting in 25 were left looking at our fewer guests. Molesters. Were sympathetic to their the nfl is highlighting its feelings on the issue. It was not meant to desecrate commitment to social justice. The land but to honor america. Lift every voice and sing, reporter there are reports till earth and heaven ring, vicepresident mike pence delayed a trip to arizona earlier this week because ring with the harmony several secret Service Members several reports suggest this song lift every voice and sing tested positive. Ray bogan, fox 2 news. Will be the heat and high winds are expected to create dangerous situations over the next few days. This 4th of july holiday spangled banner at each game weekend follows an increase in for a week. There is some movement to grass fires during the month of tell you about on the longtime june. Crews in Contra Costa County said theyre on high alert. Issue on whether the Washington Redskins should drop the teams controversial name. The Team Announced its been the weather has created talking to the league in the wake several high profile fairly dangerous conditions gro number of people setting off incidents. Fireworks is adding to the several companies such as nike, danger. The Oakland Fire Department pepsi and fedex are calling for is cracking down on illegal a name change. Fireworks. Collection barrels are set up for people to surround unused fedex has considerable influence since its the Title Sponsor of the stadium fedex fireworks without penalty. The area is closed to nonlocal traffic. Crews will also be out field. The giants will restart monitoring the situation at lake merritt. A workout at distancing and other in concord fire investigators remain at the scene of a twoalarm fire. Guidelines. Pitchers and catchers work reporter friday morning, an out tomorrow with a full investigator from the contra teamworkout on on sunday. The wait is over. Costa county Fire Protection district began the calls of the hamilton the movie will stream on disney plus and you can watch it from the comfort of flame. It torched a town home unit. It involves a lot of different elements that can your home. Start fire. This e movie hit tony obviously, it happened at Award Winning show was captured night, not during the day when on broad way indown and stars construction workers were on site. Reporter the first floor had a lot of Construction Material on it, which served as the original cast including lin fuel for the fire. Manuel miranda. Flames progressed up to the legoland is celebrating third floor and out the roof. 40 firefighters tamped out the with 2,500 lego bricks. Blaze in about 25 minutes. Visitors can see the underwater then the all clear was given flag through the 4th of july weekend. But they remained on scene to all right. Happy fourth every one. Protect and preserve evidence. Happy fourth to you gasia. Over the past two weeks there have been over a dozen grass have a good day. Millions of disturbing fires and a half dozen structure fires, including this online images. Are we talking about one. Having fireworks going off pornography . Dr. Oz we join undercover sting illegally. Weve had a number of grass operation and bust pedophiles hiding in plain sight. Plus, public outrage facing fires throughout the county. Repartee i rapper t. I. s weve also had structure farce but were not seeing a connection between the fires. Stance on the controversial reporter two vehicles an rigidity test virginitycomin. Adjoining property were damaged but no reported injuries. Investigators will check to see if theres evidence of arson and canvass the surrounding neighborhood. Dr. Oz season 11 starts now. We have a a robust Investigation Team to help us determine if theres a trend. Children have the right to feel reporter only one unit was burned in the fire. Still to come, calling attention to racial injustice, how people plan to have their voices heard. Plus, lets take a look outside. It will be another comfortable day in the may area. We have your full forecast coming up. You have the power to know before you go. You also have the power to go every time you download the fox 2 news app. Enter the golden state. Try the brie, its exquisite. Psychedelic music go ted, go ted. Enter the golden state with real california dairy. Several black lives matter protests taking place. This one was at the alameda headquarters. There was an 8 minute, 46 second die. Protesters said they will return at 5 00 tonight for another similar action. In oakland a black lives matter caravan is happening around make merritt. They are lined up getting ready to start. The protesters want to call attention to the ongoing struggle for Racial Justice on this Independence Day. Police officers are struggling to recruit black officers. E recent protests against Police Brutality will make this more difficult. Reporter Police Departments in america have an historic race gap. 90 of Police Chiefs were white in 2016. Only 4 were black. Since the debt of george floyd there have been renewed calls to hire more black Police Officers. The Department Needs to hire someone that looks like me, that looks like him, that knows the community. Reporter but Law Enforcement officials said its not that simple. Black candidates face challenges including discrimination on background check, disadvantage on exams and nepotism. Experts said more funds are needed to recruit the most qualified candidates. If we really want to change president community, how much money are we putting in recruitment . Reporter the diversity problem is also due to deep mistrust. After decades of mistruck, the blue uniform takes on a new meaning for black officers making it less likely for them to join the force. These are the same people who had dogs and they used these hoses and dogs against us. So thats a battle that every municipality will have to deal with. Reporter President Trump signed an executive order on Police Reform but democrats and other critics say it falls short on solving Racial Justice in america. As soon as we wrapped up mornings on 2, the Fire Department was checking the perimeter houses to make sure they were in compliance. We are in compliance. Its a good reminder of what were dealing with. Now we are into summer. That means over the next couple of months were not likely to see rain. With that it is dry. Outside our door a warmup. Temperatures are similar to yesterday a little bit warmer as we do begin to see a change. Also, if you look on the back side of the hill some fog. The sunshine is now beginning to pull through. There is one item tion and it i facing beaches as well as sneaker waves starting today and lasting into sunday. So that advisory is for the coastline. The rest of us is enjoying nice mild weather. We have mid60s in oakland, low 70s in walnut creek. San jose, hello, at 75. Heres a look at the temperature change. Everybody down by a smidge from the bay by a three. San jose you are up by three. Into the afternoon i do expect a weak on shore breeze. Fairfield 60 miles per hour. It will begin to weaken as we get into the coming days. Heres a view of whats going on along the coastline. You can see still a little bit of cloud cover hugging the coast near the golden gate. Pacifica, Half Moon Bay. Meanwhile beach enjoying sunshine. Heres a look at the pattern in play. We have High Pressure. Right now very comfortable. It has to do with the system moving through canada as well as the pacific northwest, a little bit of rain over washington. For us mostly sunny skies and seasonal. Low 60s at the coast, a lot of 70s around the bay. 80s in the inland cities. This will be the start of the warmup. By tomorrow a noticeable jump and sunday looks to be warm as well. Were not expectina lot of perhaps patchy for. Into sunday more of the same. When it comes to the temperatures we are even a little bit below average for this time of the year. 82 expected for for. 64 for San Francisco. Upper 60s in oakland. 80 over san jose. A look around at the region, 74 san mateo. 82 in livermore and 79 for san rafael. When i come back, i will have a look at the Holiday Weekend. Back to you. All right. Thank you. Still to come here at noon, a child hit by a fan in the east bay while riding and scooter. Up next, the photo police are hoping will lead to a suspect in this case. U. S. Military investigators have determined that a young texas soldier who vanished in april was killed by a fellow soldier. The investigation follows demands to learn about what happened to 20 years vanessa guillen. Her remains were found in a shallow grave where the two were stationed. The person responsible for her death has killed himself. The motive is unclear. Residents in the east bay are asking for police to find the driver of a van who hit a child and drove away. It happened in martinez near vine and leslie avenue. The white van hit a 7yearold boy who was riding on his scooter. That boy was airlifted to Childrens Hospital in oakland with serious injuries, although, he is expected to recover. A man isafter an attempted carjacking that was caught on video, led to a police chase. Then the suspect, driving off a cliff near santa cruz. Miles ragland said he was driving tuesday afternoon when he saw a man standing in the middle of the room arguing with someone. The dash exam in raglands car shows the man approaching him and pulling out a gun. He looks at me and say help me out. Help me out. I said i wont shoot you if you get out. He was out of his mind. He could have pulled the trigger could have been the and of him. He drove off. He carjacked a woman in a honda civic. The suspect then drove off a cliff into the ocean. They arrested john kenyan ju and he was not hurt. To not only restore public trust but to provide confidence in the outcome. The d. A. Is asking the state attorney general to review whether criminal charges should be filed against the officer who shot shawn monterosa an office are shot him through his squad car. Willie mccoy was shot last year after falling asleep in a fast food drivethru. Now to vallejo where Police Released crime data. It shows an increase in Violent Crime including rape, murder, robbery and con paired to 34 last year and 157. The police chief didnt speculate on the causes but said he hopes to ral lit city and community for more resources to implement reforms. San franciscos Police Commission has set the stage for another possible legal showdown with the police union. The examiner reports the Commission Voted this week to expand the departments use of force policy and ban Police Officers from kneeling on a persons neck in response to the Police Custody death of george floyd. That came commission ordered chief bill scott not to negotiations with the san fr at a virtual townhall meeting yesterday oakland mayor discussed a communitybased mobile crisis unit that would respond 911 calls instead of Police Officers. It would be a team of social service workers. They gave an overview of what the service might look like. We do need to have alternatives for things that dont go to the police where we have a civic support and responsibility for each other. The Oakland City Council began working with the Strategies Council a year ago to determine the feasibility of implementing such a program. So far there have been calls to replace officers with trained Mental Health and social service workers. Still to come at noon, cracking down on manda tore ri facial coverings. Plus this years 4th of july will look a lot different than usual. I have that story coming up. The city of pacifica has closed it the beaches for the upcoming Holiday Weekend. The mayor made the announcement yesterday ordering beaches and beach parking lots closed through monday morning. California state parks has shut down all beaches. Some say they understand the effort but think there should be some except i think its a good idea to close the beaches with people hanging around on the beach but i dont see why they dont let people social distance out on the water.