160 in napa. 96 in berkeley. 91 in San Francisco. Even though coast, 15 to 20 degrees warmer later this afternoon. 101 over san jose. 103 in american canyon. The peninsula, tripledigit heat here. 106 in woodside. 104 reported stanford. 105 in danville, 103 in brentwood. Heat advisory is the shade of jello here. Our north bay valley locations, the east bay shore. The excessive heat warning goes until wednesday night. It includes our north bay hills, east bay inland communities and the south bay, including san jose. When i come back, details on what we can expect for your bay area weekend, and just how long this heat is expected to last, coming up. You know, all over the bay area, cities are trying to figure out how cope with this heat wave right in the middle of a pandemic. The heat itself just provides an extra layer of challenges for people that are trying to out and stay safe. Ann rubin is joining us with people down in the south bay on how they are trying to stay cool. Yeah. Well, many of the places that you would normally go to cool off just arent open, but some cooling centers are, and officially want you to know that they are follow log all Public Health protocols to try and keep people safe. Reporter the pandemic has been hard. A heat wave just makes it worse. Especially for those trying to shelter in place in a hot home. And so san jose has opened cooling centers, like this one at the Camden Community center. They require health screenings, masks, and social distancing inside. We have family tables, families can come and use the internet and do their Distance Learning. We also have individual tables, and all of these are set up to provide adequate space. Reporter but advocates worry pandemic fears might keep people away. At catholic charities, they are asking churches and parishes to reach out and check on those at high risk, senior citizens, and the disabled been theres little we can do to stop this heat wave, but a lot we can do to intervene before a Persons Health is too far down the road. Reporter the scorching temperatures are taking a toll on businesses, too, shown many have shifted services outside. Pizza antia scrambled to get more umbrellas in time. We want to make sure our guests are staying high trade, especially on the black top, it can radiate that heat right back to you. Reporter and they say this heat is the last thing they need when trying to bring customers back. When it rains, it pours, although a little bit of rain would definitely help right now. In san jose, the roosevelt, mayfair, and Camden Community centers are open to cool off from 1 00 until 9 00 p. M. On friday, saturday, and sunday. For more information on different locations, you can visit ktvu. Com. Cristina . We go now to Christien Kafton live in San Francisco. It is about 82 degrees here in San Francisco where i am, fairly close to the water, and you know if its that hot here in San Francisco, its absolutely scorching throughout the rest of the bay area, and that has a lot of people here in the city and from around the bay coming into the city to hit the citys beaches and parks. The city of San Francisco is world famous for its fog, but this weekend, the city is filled with sunshine. The city is forecasted to be one of the cooler spots around the bay area, and that has a lot of people headed to ocean beach, looking to cool down. Were finishing up our weekend. The weather. Oh, the weather its like hundreds back home, so this is beautiful. Reporter same story at baker beach, near the golden gate. City residents and visitors flooding the beach, looking for relief. We live in san jose. Its very, very hot over there, so we thought we could get a little refreshment coming to the beach. Not much, but a little bit cooler over here, definitely. Reporter the citys parks also a hot spot to cool down. One San Francisco supervisor said most parkgoers are following the orders to stay distance and stay safe. But we know that pretty much every nice day were seeing at least some folks who are not following the rules, or not sticking to that, and, you know, this is not a moment for that, like theres too Much Community spread. Reporter and one more note. The city has issued a heat alert. That means they are asking people to watch out for that heat. Theyve said that San Francisco, the department of Public Health, that is, said that San Francisco a city thats just not built for the heat, and they have warned People Living here in the city, people visiting the city, to watch out for heat illness. They say that people your visiting or living near San Francisco need to stay hydrated and stay cool, and they feel themselves overheating, try to find a place to cool down. People are also heading out to pavelski to try and cool down and escape this heat wave. No city said beware of traffic on highway 1, and you can see the surfs taking advantage of the day to catch a few waves. People also coming out to oaklands lake merritt. Early in the day was the time to be out if you were looking to beat the heat. Thats what many joggers and walkers were doing. We get out here early to beat the heat. When we were there, few people were out early in the morning, and most, even those exercising, were wearing masks. Thats a stark can draft to what it looks like on the weekend when large crowds gather. Find the latest heat wave information right on our app. And our website, as well, ktvu. Com. Well, more than 90,000 acres burned as fires across three western states have moved. The largest one is happening right now in Southern California a. The lake fire is burning about 11,000 acres near los angeles. And the ranch fire in Los Angeles County now at 2500 acres with zero containment. Crews are really concerned about the dry hot temperatures coming this weekend. Jeff paul has more on how the coronavirus is also impacting the firefight. Reporter triple digit temperatures are fueling wildfires across the west. Crews are fighting three major fires across Southern California. The biggest being the lake fire, which has spread to more than 11,000 acres with minimal containment. Hundreds of firefighters are battling the flames about 65 miles north of los angeles. Residents in at least 100 homes have been asked to evacuate. It was just all a bunch of flames and embers all up and down right there, and you could see, like, at one point, there was a huge tornado flame. Reporter about 90 miles away, the ramon fire has burned through some 3,000 acres as temperatures continued to rise, and in colorado, Drought Conditions are fueling multiple wildfires. The grizzly fire started burning monday, but exploded within the next day, burning 14,000 acres. Its a top priority with resources coming in from across the country. Were in this for the long haul. The firefighting assets will do their best to protect our transportation corridors, our homes, watershed, and power facilities. Reporter in addition to the heat, an added obstacle for fire crews, the coronavirus, saying it has impacted their containment strategy. The biggest problem for us is we havent done firefighting with covid, so were building a firsttime camp in a way that, yes, we planned for, but we havent done it. Reporter the heat is expected to bring triple digit temperatures throughout the weekend in many parts of california. Well, the heat wave causing problems on the peninsula. The hikers that had to be rescued, including two children. And then a build into deadly wreck in the south bay involving three stolen vehicles, and that is not all. The body of a woman found at the scene. Details coming up at 5 30. But first, a plan to bridge the digital divide. The action Governor Newsom did today to help students who are starting the school year behind a keyboard. According to the latest data from the state of california, there are now more than 601,000 cases of coronavirus in california, and this includes nearly 3500 new cases in the last 24 hours, and 4400 backlogged cases from the computer glitch that held up reporting of new cases. Now nearly 11,000 people have died in our state from the virus. Thats 188 new deaths since yesterday. Well, california has become the first state to surpass 600,000 covid19 cases, and today the governor addressed that his briefing, as well as how that will impact back to School Guidelines while rolling out a new executive order. Andre, well have pour on that executive order to try to bridge the digital divide, but Governor Newsom basically said although those covid19 numbers are high, there is data that shows that the state is improving. Governor gavin newsom said despite californias covid19 cases surpassing 600,000, there are positive signs of progress. Hospitalization numbers continue to decline. 14day number, 19. 9 decrease. 20 decrease over a 14day period. Reporter another encouraging sign shed is the rate of people testing positive has dropped from 7 to 6. 2 , even as the state has increased testing to 137,000 tests per day. The governor promise understood county by county data on monday. A critical metric for families and School Districts waiting to find out if theyll be allowed to return to in person learning. 95 , 97 of our students are likely to start the school year with Distance Learning. Reporter the governor said the state has used federal cares act funds for school ppe and Education Resources and listed companies that are partnering on state negotiated master contracts for School Districts to get better prices on computers and devices. State School Superintendent tony thurman said by phone they are also rolling out Distance Learning support for teachers, and a Counseling Coalition to help students and families. We want every school to have a hot line that they can call. California is still struggling with the digital divide. We know we have communities and residential and Rural Communities that do not have access to broadband. They dont have the infrastructure. Tom stier called on Internet Service providers to work on access and availability. From telehealth to teletraining to ecommerce, but particularly the issue of Distance Learning. Reporter Governor Newsom announced a new executive order with goals to build californias internet infrastructure. Not just access to the internet, but quality access. Were talking in terms of a goal of 100 megabytes of download speed. And that was jenna reporting. We want to go back to the bay area heat wave. In redwood city this afternoon, a pregnant woman and two Young Children needed to be rescued. They were four miles down the trail, and both kids under 10 years old were dehydrated because of the heat. Were also told the 34yearold woman was having breathing issues. Sky fox was overhead. You know see one person being cared out on a stretcher by fire rescue, and that person taken into an ambulance. Temperatures at the time were well into the triple digits there. Yeah, some of the hottest weather we have seen in months, cristina, you have can imagine it catches people off guard. It is also really humid out there as we get some of that moisture from hurricane elida. That is making it tough for folks when it is humid and muggy. It makes it more difficult for your body to sweat and release that heat. Right now, looking at santa rosa, 1303. 94 in San Francisco. 106 in livermore. San jose tripledigit heat for you this afternoon, as well. Even along the coastline, 80s reported at this hour. Half moon bay is up by 16, as well as sfo. Napa, as well. Around the bay, 11 degrees warmer this afternoon in hayward. San jose 7 degrees warmer. Here is a look at what is going on, a big picture on the satellite and radar. High pressure strengthening in from the Desert Southwest and we continue to see that moisture stream our way. You can see some green in there indicating how much moisture right off the coastline. If we look over toward those sierra. The afternoon thunderstorms are back here. Bed if go to the sierra, as you may experience afternoon thunderstorms. Into the overnight hours, take a look at foam morning, we start out 60s and 70s across the board. So were really not going to cool off. And then as we get into the afternoon, widespread triple digit heat for our inland areas. Do not. And tomorrow to be as hot, but still a scorcher. 83 in San Francisco. 97 in novato. Low 100s for concord, livermore, and 103 expected in morgan hill. Temperatures will drop little more on sunday, but that wont last. Ill have a look at the extended forecast for you coming up. The department of Human Services employment in Contra Costa County has made three of its offices available as places for people to cool off during this heat wave. Located in the cities of antioch, pleasant hill, and richmond. Regular programs and services are not currently available at these offices, but social distancing and Face Covering requirements are required if you are going there to seek relief from the heat. The offices will be open again monday and tuesday from 1 00 to 5 00 p. M. Be sure to download the ktvu weather app during this summer heat wave. It has hourbyhour forecasts for your neighborhood, so you can find the hottest time of the day where you live. The latest retail report is out now, and it shows more americans are starting to spend more money. So thats good news. Americans increased their retail purchases by more than one percent last month. Sales at Retail Stores and restaurants have risen for three straight months after a huge plunge in march and april when the pandemic led to the closure of businesses. However, with americans overall income likely shrinking now, economists predict we could see another potential drop in spending. Well, that report led to a mixed day on wall street today, as the markets were nearly evenly split between rising and falling stocks. The downtown gaining 34 points, the nasdaq dropped 23 points, and the s p fell less than one point. Hundreds of out of work food workers plan to stage a protest outside of the game at oracle park before tonights game. They arent working right now because of the pandemic, and there are no fans at games. They are demanding Financial Aid beyond the 500 per worker that the giants provided at the beginning of the pandemic shutdown. The debate over vote big mail continues. After the break, bay area Election Officials ease concerns that everyones ballot will be count nod matter how they vote. When you think of a bank, you think of people in a place. But when you have the chase mobile app, your bank can be virtually any place. So, when you get a check. You can deposit it from here. And you can see your transactions and check your balance from here. You can detect suspicious activity on your account from here. And you can pay your friends back from here. So when someone asks you, wheres your bank . You can tell them heres my bank. Or heres my bank. Or, heres my bank. Because if you download and use the chase mobile app, your bank is virtually any place. So visit chase. Com mobile. Yesterday President Trump said he is against the 25 billion in funding thats been requested by democrats for the Postal Service, because he doesnt want to see it used for mailin voting this november. President trump has said repeatedly that mailin voting would be quote fraudulent. We should be promoting and encouraging the vote by mail, and if the Postal Service, because of their increased load during the pandemic, if they need more funding to be able to carry our ballots, then so be it. Congress has to step up and provide the funding. Protesters say they plan to hold a demonstration every friday at noon. The issue of voting by mail has taken center stage, and the state of california is preparing for an influx of mail in ballots, and so jesse gary tells us how the local Election Officials are reacting in the south bay, and whether or not people should be considered about their mailin ballots being counted. Reporter santa clara Elections Officials say theyre in the planning phase for the upcoming president ial election. In 52 days, 1 million vote by mail ballots will be sent to county residents. No, i dont believe our voters should be concerned about vote by mail voting. Ive been hearing a lot of things in the news lately that theres widespread voter fraud. Reporter suggestions of possible problems vote big mail came to the forefront in the spring. The u. S. Postal service sent a series of letters to californias secretary of state, highlighting concerns with some aspects of the statements vote by mail process pertaining to new residents, and then weeks later in an unorthodox move, President Donald Trump began seeking to withhold billions in Postal Service funding in an effort to prompt people to cast ballots at poll sites in the midst of a global pandemic. The california secret