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Some temperatures are cooling. There is not a screaming delta wind. It is not as hot as yesterday. We have 50s and 60s on the temps. We have fog and low clouds. The highs today are near average for some, slightly above for others. All right, over to allie, you said you had a minor blip, or is that better now . It is getting better. I am talking about south bound 238 before westbound 580. You can see it on the maps. It is no longer coming up as a crash on the maps. There is still some towing that needs to be done for this single vehicle crash. It is not causing too much backup. If you are taking i880 past the coliseum, you will see no problems to worry about. It is a short drive macarthur maze, 16 minutes. Once you get to the bay bridge toll plaza, things are pretty clear it is nice and easy on this monday morning commute. Lets go back to the headlines. Happening today, Oakland School students have the first day of school. There is still no deal between the Teachers Union and Oakland Unified School district about Distance Learning this fall. Our reporter is here now, good morning, sara. Reporter good morning. The first day of school looks much different than in previous years. Students from the Oakland Unified School district are heading back to way. Parents and students have little guidance on what to expect. There is no official plant because the Oakland Association has yet to reach a deal on what social distancing will look like. They started at the beginning of july, still no agreement. The biggest points include having small targeted groups to give students who need extra help and attention, and bringing in substitutes to co teaching deal with technical problems. First day of School Jitters are normal. The unknown is making that that much more stressful for students. I am nervous. I dont know what to expect. It could go well, or really bad, i think. Reporter in a letter to families, they were told, quote, we continue to work hard with u district will continue negotiations today. Reporting live, sara zendehnam, ktvu, fox 2 news. Thank you. Just to let you know, the ktvu website has a School Survival guide to answer questions about online learning. It includes the current Distance Learning plans for bay area School Districts and tips on how to use zoom and google classroom. Just go to ktvu. Com school. A sudden resignation by the head of public health, the doctor gave no reason for their resignation. It came less than a week after the Health Department Computer System undercounted the number of coronavirus cases. They took over last october as the head of public health. Here are the latest numbers of coronavirus cases. California has 560,000 coronavirus cases, more than 10,000 people have died from the virus. The number of hospitalizations from the virus have gone down for 6 Straight Days. Statewide, 5600 people are being treated for the coronavirus. Here, in the bay area, we have more than 61,000 virus cases. At 914 people dying from the virus. A san quentin prison guard has died from the coronavirus. Sergeant Gilbert Polanco is the 1st to die from the infection. He had been hospitalized for more than a month. Relatives believe he caught the virus at work after inmates were transferred to san quentin. His son talk to us from south korea, where he is serving in the u. S. Army. I dont think it was done correctly, personally, i dont make it was done correctly. They were kind of rushing it, pushing people. I dont think that the inmates should have ever moved. He had served as a guard for 30 years and was planning to retire next year. A gofundme for the family says his wife and daughter are also infected. The page has raised more than 67,000 for the family. Another inmate has also died, pedro arias died yesterday outside the hospital from what appears to be complications related to the coronavirus. He had been on death row since march of 1990. More than 5200 inmates have contracted the virus since the outbreak began in late may. Currently, there are 157 active cases at the prison, 25 inmates have not died from covid19. At the santa rita jail in san quentin, there are 10 active cases among inmates. Officials say seven of the cases are asymptomatic. 160 inmates have recovered and remain at the jail. 14 have recovered and are no longer in custody. 11 Staff Members currently have the virus, but are quarantining and will not be allowed to work until cleared by health guidelines. Coronavirus cases nationwide have now topped 5 million. 40 of the cases are in five states. California has the most, followed by florida, texas, new york and georgia. Almost 163,000 people have died from the virus in the u. S. Health officials believe more americans could die by the end of this month. The death toll could reach 300,000 by december. The virus is moving like a freight train, even though the president has ignored, delayed and distorted what that is. Scientists are also getting a better idea of if people will get vaccinated. According to one poll, 65 of americans would take an fda approved coronavirus vaccine. 35 said they would not. Senators will meet again, trying to meet a deal on an economic stimulus package, after President Trump took matters into his own hands over the weekend. The president signed for executive orders. One would give an additional 400 a week in supplemental unEmployment Benefits. The others concern student loan relief, eviction protection for renters, and cutting the payroll tax. Democrats and some republicans say those executive orders are a constitutional overreach. Democrats want to challenge us in court and hold up on Employment Benefits to those hardworking americans were out of a job because of covid. They are going to have a lot of expanding to do. The bottom line is simple. Our republican friends should come back to the table. We have agreed to meet them halfway. The previous an important benefit, which ran out on august 1st, was fully funded by the federal government. Now, President Trump is asking states to pay 25 of it. Some governors say they dont have the money to do that. They are already dealing with budget problems relating to the coronavirus pandemic. Joe biden is a expected to announce his running mate sometime this week. Some believe it could be Kamala Harris or susan rice. Joe biden says his wife, jill, is helping him pick a running mate, as well as other members of the campaign staff. Joe is best at helping me figure out who around me would be most compatible with me. The convention in milwaukee starts one week from today. He will not be going there in person. He will make a virtual acceptance speech. The night before he speaks, his running mate will also make an online speech to the convention delegates. Steve has been talking about this, a Tropical Storm is growing off the coast of mexico. It is expected to become a hurricane before today is over. Right now, it is called Tropical Storm elida. It is expected to die down before it hits land. It could create rough seas. The storm is expected to fade out by wednesday. The time is 5 10. Steve, you have a lot to talk about. Not only that storm, but what we are seeing around the bay area. The atlantic has been active. Theyre temperatures are warmer than the pacific. The western pacific has been unusually quiet. There are few typhoons. We are only up to the ease. They are getting ready to go up to the js. Tropical storm status right now, this will be the second hurricane. Remember that douglas was the other one. It could be a hurricane into tuesday. It looks like it will drift into the pacific and fall apart. We might see cloud cover. That is about it. We have fog and low clouds banked up on the coast. There is some cooling. I would like to see a stronger onshore wind. Mt. Diablo is 76 degrees. That is warm air. We have low 60s. Concord, 62, a lot of 60s around santa clara, cupertino, campbell. It is also a little cooler in the santa clara mountains. We have a few high clouds is th offshore direction. Onshore has the lower elevation. It is really tough this time of year when you get to areas like antioch and montwood. That is down 8 degrees from yesterday. It will be cooler for many. Tuesday it is leveling off and looking like a quiet pattern going forward. The time is 5 12. Scientists are learning more about covid19 as a search for a vaccine. Up next, what the cdc is saying about children and how the virus affects them. The oakland as one, but did you see this big fight . We will tell you what led up to this fight between the as and the astros. Power through your morning when you wake up with mornings on 2. Remember, you have the power to know everywhere you go when you download the ktvu fox 2 news app. Experience the ultimate sports hub. Where you can find games, news and highlights. All in one place, right on your tv. The xfinity sports zone. Use your voice to search every stat, standing and score. Follow the teams you love. And, even get notifications with breaking news alerts and more. So youll never miss an update. With the xfinity sports zone everybody wins. Now thats simple, easy, awesome. Click, call or visit a store for details. Welcome back to mornings on 2. It is 5 14. A new study shows a small number of firefighters have tested positive for the coronavirus. That is even though half of them say that they have been around people who have had the virus. Two thirds of the department, including paramedics and support staff or tested. Only three of the more than 1200 test were positive for antibodies for the coronavirus. Researchers say it is one of the first conducted on responders who were not in hospitals or clinics. They think the Fire Department reacted quickly and followed all mandates. That has kept members of the department safe. At the university of california, all faculty has to get the flu shot as part of a new executive order. Officials say they want to take pressure off the Healthcare System which could become overloaded during the coronavirus pandemic. You see says a medical exemption is needed to avoid getting the flu shot. In georgia, nine cases of the coronavirus were reported after the first week of school. One student posted a photo on twitter, showing a hallway, crowded with students, no masks, no social distancing. School officials sent out a letter saying that infected people were inside the building sometime last week. The online classes are temporary and will last until wednesday. The Florida Department of education said no to one Districts School division choice to have online classes. The first four weeks of school would be online only. Floridas education commissioner said, no, that violates the emergency order. The hillsboro School District says that the decision was based on what county officials said would keep School Children and Staff Members safe. New evidence from the cdc shows the coronavirus is hitting children harder than first thought. A new cdc report says one in three children hospitalized with covid19 were in intensive care. Some had the patterns of adults. They found that latino children were eight times as likely as white children to be hospitalized. Health experts are raising alarms, saying some potential coronavirus vaccines may not work for everybody, especially for people who are overweight. The studies show vaccines dont work as well for people who are obese, including the flu vaccine. People who are obese, who get the vaccine are still likely to get the flu, compared to those who are not obese and get the vaccine. Those concerns extend to the coronavirus vaccine. We cant think that a vaccine thats good for someone who is moderately overweight is the same for someone who is obese. Doctors say you should deal with your Health Situation now, becoming sick and adding more Health Problems to your lives. In riverside county, more containment on the apple fire, the fire has burned more than 50 square miles. It is 42 contained. They expect full containment by next monday. Officials say they could start releasing firefighters soon. More than 27 firefighters have been battling the fire since it started 10 days ago. A federal judge ordered pg and e to take safety precautions. They were ordered to better inspect powerlines, hire more tree trimming supervisors and upgrade the electrical equipment. It is part of pg es sentence to limit the number of power safety shutdowns. They also want to follow safety protocols to prevent wildfires. The time is 5 19. We expect suspensions to be handed out after the big fight at the oakland as and Houston Astros game. There is a lot of bad blood between these teams. The picture revealed the cheating scheme by the Houston Astros. You could see the black the bad blood yesterday third time he was hit. Then, he charged towards the astros dugout after a houston coach started yelling at him. Everybody cool down eventually, but one person was kicked out of the game. Now, the as won the game, they beat the astros 72. The oakland as have one nine straight games. They are wrapping up a series yesterday against the dodgers. The giants jumped out to an early lead. The bullpen could not hold onto that lead a they allowed all of the runs needed to beat the giants. The giants lost, 62. Tonights game begins at 6 10. Right now, it is 5 20. Lets check in with steve paulson. We will get more fog. Yes, we are. There is a bigger fog bank out there. We will get some cooling unless you are too far inland. It is tough to break the trend of the upper 90s and 100s. There will be some cooling today. It is interesting. There is an onshore breeze. You can see some of the thunderstorm activity. It will come back in. It is going from the land to the sea. There is some warm air if you get up a couple thousand feet. Yesterday was hot. Morgan hill was at 95. San jose was at 88. If you thought it was hot, it was. Some cooling is coming for many. There is not really a strong onshore wind yet. It is 56 currently. I dont think it will change that much. Thats right where you should be. We have 60s in some areas. We have Mountain View and san jose, all at 60 degrees. We have 90 as the current temp in phoenix. They have had 34 days where the temperature has been 110 degrees or higher. That is an all time record. I say, move the thermometer. There is a low cloud deck in place. We will see 80s to 90s. In fairfield, it was 101. 92 degrees seems cooler. We have 70s, 80s, 90s. That looks like it might be the coolest day of the week. Keep it there until the end of the week. Thank you, steve. It is 5 22. Taking home the trophy, the pga championship is still ahead. Highlights from the matchups, the bay area celebrity who was there to congratulate the winner. A Celebrity Chefs home went up in flames. Coming up, the investigation into how the fire started at rachel rays house. Motorcycle riders love the open road. And geico loves helping riders get to where theyre going, so to help even more, geico is giving new and current customers a fifteen percent credit on their motorcycle policies with the geico giveback. And because were committed for the long haul, the credit lasts your full policy term. The geico giveback. Helping riders focus on the road ahead. Millions of americans are struggling to afford food for their children. No kid hungry is here to help. Were working with organizations nationwide to feed children during and beyond this crisis. If you need help, simply text food to 877877 to find free meals for your kids. No questions asked. No registration needed. Its just healthy food for kids who need it. Text food to 877877 to find free meals for your kids today. Welcome back to mornings on 2. Investigators in upstate new york are trying to determine the cause of a fire that caused major damage to rachel rays home. It started last night at the home in warren county, 50 miles north of albany. Rachael ray and her husband managed to get out safely. Huge flames caused major damage to the roof and the upper floors, in particular. Recent episodes of her home have been shot in the kitchen during the pandemic also happening today, Serena Williams is back in action for the inaugural top seed open. Todays matchups will be in spectator free arenas in lexington, kentucky. Serena is joined by venus, and rising star, coco goff. American idol returns to abc. Tonights auditions will look different. Instead of the usual bus tour across america, additions will be done virtually, thanks to videoconferencing, the first states at art delaware, florida and ohio. Simon cowell is recovering from surgery after breaking his back over the weekend. He broke his back in several places when he fell off his new electric bike near his home in he tweeted out this appreciation for doctors and nurses who were treating him. He also has advice saying, quote, if you buy a bike, read the manual for you write it for the first time. The pga championship in San Francisco was a successful weekend for the first major since the coronavirus outbreak. At one point, it was a seven person race. They broke out of the pack, there was a birdie on the 14th hole. Then, a phenomenal drive, 16 led to an eagle putt to get him the lead. Mara calla ended up winning at 13 under par. He joined tiger woods and Jack Nicholas as a firsttime winners of the event at the age of 23 years old. Even stefan curry took time to recognize the victory. I knew where i stood. I knew i had to get a good shot. I tied with paul after he made birdie. Yeah, what a drive. Quick followup, if you need a caddy, i am three. I am available. Perfect, i cant wait. I want to see your game. He is so excited to grab the trophy, he forgot it had a top which came crashing down. Dont worry, th

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