Good evening, im julie haener. And im frank somerville. Food banks have been stretched thin and mid the pandemic. Someone sabotaged five delivery trucks, delaying yesterdays shipments. New at 10 00, ktvus amber lee in san rafael with the impact. Reporter the food bank says four of these trucks were damaged, along with one rental. Police told me they are following a strong lead and they are confident they will catch the person is danceable. Five delivery trucks used by the San FranciscoMarin Food Bank are out of commission after someone poured an acid like detergent into their gas tanks. The vandalism was discovered monday morning. Roger crago, a deacon with st. Andrews Presbyterian Church in marin city tells me the sabotaged caused a minor delay in delivery to its food pantry during its weekly monday food giveaway. 25 to 30 more hungry people are coming to is now the pandemic has hit than once before. It is even more important we get this food our clients. The food bank was able to quickly rent delivery vehicles of food programs would not be interrupted. It said quote, we are shocked and heartbroken about the situation. We would also like to reassure participants in marin that all our food pantries are still operating as usual. Everybody lines up, six feet apart. The pantry provides food for 75 clients. Many are lowincome families and the homeless. Police say there is Surveillance Video of the vandalism taking place between 5 00 and 6 00 sunday morning. They describe the suspect as a man with a light complexion, wearing a black shirt and black shorts, vandalizing the trucks. I would almost consider Something Like this sacred ground. Its an organization that benefits everybody. There is no excuse for it, no reason for it. Reporter he suspects the vandal maybe someone upset with the food bank and retaliating, or trying to send a message. Shame on you. If it was a hate crimeits unbelievable. If you dont feel the hungry people should be fed, you are not human. Reporter officials said they dont know how long the repairs will take or the cost. The person responsible will face tempering with the vehicle and vandalism. You just have to wonder why in the world someone would want to do that. New at 10 00, the milk Valley Teachers Association how the process this evening to be able to choose whether or not they have to return to classroom for learning. The proposal has them returning to the classroom for five hours online. Which should be up to the teachers and their safety, they say, and their students. We just want to be able to make that choice ourselves. There are lots of reasons some people need to stay home and some of the teachers dont mind coming in. At this point the union has not indicated if they plan to strike if the requests are not met. Five hours of screen time on zoom is inappropriate for the k 8 student population, they say. School is back in session august 20th. In san jose teachers have already been told they must teach in empty classrooms with few exceptions. When teacher isnt planning to return anytime soon, saying she plans to teach her students from home. That teacher says she is willing to risk her job. Reporter yes, julie. She is erring on the side of caution and she says her colleagues may do so as well. A big concern, students may be left without teachers come and did the first day of school next week. Theres a lot of anxiety. Reporter at a time when educator tonya jacobs should be preparing her lesson plan, the sixthgrade teacher at Hoover Middle School cant focus. The citys Largest School district is putting her in a tough spot. Am i going to have to choose between doing what i love professionally versus keeping the people that i love safe person only . Reporter she lives with her parents, both high risk. One of 1600 teachers in san jose unified and told to teach in an empty classroom, to a computer, while students works from home. We have definitely adopted a onesizefitsall situation. I think they are concerned about accountability. I think have come under a great deal of criticism from some portions of the community about how distancelearning in the spring. Officials of the advantages to working in the classroom wi fi connectivity and tech support. Common areas, such as bathroom, will be thoroughly cleaned. We are committed to providing the best quality instruction possible on august 12th. We know the starting point for that is the classroom with all of the support. He appreciates the safety precautions, but while they reduced the risk they dont eliminate it. I can always get another job. But if i lose a family member, i can get them back. Reporter jako filed a request, but says the process is cumbersome and tedious, unclear when she will hear back. Next week she plans to teach remotely from home, hearing from colleagues she may not be the only one. My deep fear and concern, we will see a lot of educators at the very last minute just end up leaving for one reason or another. And there will be a lot of students who dont have a teacher the first day of school. Another issue, teachers will be able to bring their work each preschool and above. That means people sharing more common areas. Thursdays School Board Meeting is expected to be heated because of this topic. Just over 4500 new coronavirus cases were reported statewide yesterday, thats the lowest number in six weeks. Health Officials Say the average is down 10 from its peak, we can africa. The total case number is now more than 519,000. The test positive theory has also declined to 6. 7 . However, deaths remain high with 113 people just died yesterday. State Officials Say a glitch in the reporting system may account for some of the drop in those positive cases here in california. The state Health Secretary said hes concerned about the discrepancy. But ktvus greg lee tells us they are confident the overall trend is looking better. Over the past few days with the state system we have discovered some discrepancies. Reporter a recent drop in california covid19 cases could be due to technical issues. Health and Human Services secretary dr. Mount galli acknowledges problems with the states Electronic Laboratory writ reporting system. They are concerned just like we are. We have been in communication with them about what these discrepancies are and how we may help to improve them. Reporter dr. Galli many day impacted. He said local Health Officials rely on the system for data have raised the alarm and now the state is working to provide accurate numbers manually. On monday Governor Newsom expressed cautious optimism over the declining numbers. The seven day Positivity Rate is lower now to the 14 day. It is down to 6. 1 . So 14 day Positivity Rate reflected in the slide, 7 , this seven day Positivity Rate now down to 6. 1 . Its not where it needs to be, it is still too high. But again, it is good to see this number trending down. The seven day Positivity Rate is absolutely affected by this. We will certainly be updating it on a daily basis. Remember, we take into account not just one day, seven days, but even 14 days. Reporter despite the glitz, the state is confident in the two week trends, especially when it comes to hospitalizations and icu numbers. Which dr. Galli made sure are tallied through a different process. We feel confident there begin to stabilize and we are seeing increasing reductions. Reporter dr. Galli says the state is working with labs to fix the issue directly and quickly because its investigating possible cases and Contact Tracing. Without the data, without the power of the tool, which is data around who may be infected or who is infected. Reporter we spoke to a couple of county Bay Area Health officers this afternoon who said they started to notice discrepancies last week. And say this has happened before, but this is the largest discrepancy have seen so far. In Solano County the Health Officer is speaking out about the lag time on state data for the coronavirus cases and it impacting their relations. We rely on knowing about a case in as quick a manner possible to be able to interview and investigate their own this. If we cant investigate people, we cant learn about where they got sick or who they might have spread it to. We cant do Contact Tracing or any of the other things that we have to. The dr. Also says they received incorrect or outdated data several times since the pandemic began. If you dont wear a mask in san mateo county, you may have to pay. Sent supervisors passed a measure today that would find people and businesses that dont comply with Public Health orders. Individuals could be fined for refusing to wear a mask or hosting large gatherings. Businesses can operate indoors when theyre not supposed to. The county says administrative officers, rather than police or deputies, would carry out the enforcement. Fines for people start at 100 for a first violation, rise to 200 for a second violation and up to 500 within a year. Business fines will start at 250 with a maximum of 3000 violation. Some say the fines may be necessary to get some to comply. I would hope they would not have to resort to fines, but whatever it will take for people who refuse to wear masks. It might be an incentive for them. The new county ordinance treats violations of the Health Orders as administrative infractions rather than criminal citations. San mateo was added to the states watchlist sunday due to rising case numbers. There were some signs of progress toward a fourth Coronavirus Relief package on capitol hill today. A number of republican senators facing tough reelection fights in november are quietly pushing for a deal on jobless benefits and school funding. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi continue negotiations today with white house officials. The Washington Post reports he has made proposals ever extended Unemployment Benefits and revision protections that expired at the end of the month. I miss her. I miss her a lot. Its hard to not know what happened to her. A bay area weather missing more than a month. At 10 30, the questions appearing her disappearance. But first, the growing toll from todays powerful explosion in beirut. The catastrophe on the ground being like a war zone. And a big cooldown today with temperatures tomorrow cooling down even further. Were living in uncertain times, but as californians well get through this together. If your income has been reduced or youve lost your job or your Health Insurance, covered california is here. We can help you find the Health Insurance you need to protect you and your loved ones. And, you may even get financial help to pay for your Health Insurance. So, if you or someone you know is without coverage, visit coveredca. Com to learn more or enroll today. At least 70 are dead and thousands wounded after a massive explosion in beirut. The Prime Minister of lebanon says the cosmos 27 tons of ammonium nitrate. Thats the same ingredient used in femoral feral bombing in oklahoma city. Our correspondent ray bogan with the report tonight. Reporter this is the moment an explosion shook lebanons capital beirut and sent a Mushroom Cloud into the sky. I saw something flash and they couldnt hear it anymore. Reporter more than 3000 people are wounded. The building is destroyed, and the citys port is severely damaged. Some beyond repair. Victims overwhelmed hospitals and urgently asked for blood donations and generators to keep the lights on. I dont know. A catastrophe hit lebanon. Allah, protected this from greater things. Reporter countries around the world are pledging support, including britain, france and the united states. A very Good Relationship with the people of lebanon. Reporter local reports indicate Sodium Nitrate may have been stored improperly and ignited. The lebanese feminist process those responsible will pay a price. This is a promise for the martyrs and the injured. Reporter resident trump indicated his top generals believe it may have been a attack. They seem to think it was a bomb of some kind, guess. Reporter this is an exceptionally difficult time for lebanon. In addition to the coronavirus pandemic, the country is in economic turmoil. The foreign minister resigned monday, saying a failure to change could turn lebanon into a failed state. The number of dead and injured could go up as Officials Say there are still bodies underneath the rubb at least five people have now died after hurricane isaias linda less than. Damaging tornadoes confirmed in maryland, virginia and new jersey. Rising floodwaters forest rescues and damaged businesses. I just spent over 30,000 to put my office back together. I cant recuperate a penny of it and im devastated. The fastmoving storm is leaving massive flooding in its path, rushing out roadways in pennsylvania. Falling trees killed at least two people, including a man sitting in his car in queens, new york. Temperatures today really dropped off. Big numbers came down by 5 to 10 degrees. Temperatures tomorrow will drfo to cool day. Significant cooling out there now with all of that fog. Thats not really the big story. Thats the summer story. Is a lot of it in the fog will creep into the inland valleys, further tonight than we have seen in a while. You wake up and a lot of folks will be foggy and cloudy. Laces like hayward and fremont, you may be cloudy most of the day tomorrow, until early afternoon anyway. Fog along the coast, fog rushing into the bay. Look at the sea breeze and green. Its nice it shows temperatures, but watch this at night, thats a lot of cool see moisture pushing in and thats where we are. Temperatures right now are running behind where they were last night at this time. Temperatures tomorrow, look at the fog footprint in the morning. Thats going to be a foggy morning. I have the forecast for what you can expect through the rest of the day, week. Two people on camera painting of a black lives matter slogan mural and martinas were arraigned on hate crime charges this morning. Nicole anderson and david nelson pleaded not guilty inside the downtown courthouse. Incident happened outside the same building on the fourth of july. Eyewitness caught them on cell phone video painting over the street mural just hours after it was completed. There attorney called the charges outrageous and politically motivated. The couple is due back in court in october. Today caltrain moved a step closer to keep the Transit System operating. Santa clara county supervisors approved a deal that would put a 1 8 of a cent sales tax on the November Ballot to help caltrain. Caltrain is any serious financial crisis because they lost 95 of their ridership due to the pandemic. Officials and San Francisco, san mateo and Santa Clara County still need to approve the measure this week to make the fall ballot. The Sonoma County board of supervisors approved a sales tax measure on the November Ballot for Behavioral Health and homeless services. The measure would generate 25 million annually. The money would go to Behavioral Health, emergent the psychiatric and crisis services, Substance Abuse , homeless support and housing support. At least 60 of voters have to approve the measure in november. I was not going to be chief forever. San joses police chief opens up about stepping aside. First, the video from police as they try to identify the shooter. Feel like youve watched all the things . 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We talked to him about his self acknowledged miss thats and advice to his successor. Its not an easy decision. Its been a life of service thus far and im going to miss it. Reporter after 28 years with San Jose Police and 48 years as chief. Eddie garcia announced he is retiring in december. You want to leave before you are not effective. Is one of those things we look at it and i was not going to be chief forever. Reporter chief garcia, who turns 50 in december, says recent protest and criticism of the Police Department had nothing to do with his decision to leave. In fact, saying he post on his plant j