Were marching today to dramatize to the nation, dramatize to the world from selma to washington, john lewis dedicated his life to the fight for civil rights. We might a lot of progress but were not there yet. The son of sharecroppers, he believed nonviolent action could ignite social change. We can change america, and in changing america, we can change okay. The world. He became one of the original this time next week the as Opening Night will be an empty freedom riders, challenging laws coliseum. In the south prohibiting black but thanks to a new program, the as found a way to bring fan and white riders from sitting energy back into the ballpark. Together on interstate buses. Fans can be a part of the action in the form of your own in 1963, lewis helped organize the march on washington. Cardboard cutout. Later lewis worked to organize you send a picture of yourself and then you buy a seat in the the marches from selma to stand. Its more than just adding montgomery, which included the
Bay area counties are doing with reopening. First a look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. Good morning to you, liz. The temperatures spiked degree inland and once again today tripledigit heat arrives in the inland valleys. Fogfree conditions and temperatures around 60 degrees in hayward. 55 in berkeley and 57 in fremont. No fog out there. 50 in novato. 51 pacifica. Through 10 00 were in the low 80s by the delta. 77 in livermore. Warmup today and as we get through the afternoon an afternoon sizzler inland, temperatures approaching 100 degrees. Well see numbers at about 6 00 still at 70 degrees in San Francisco, patchy fog will be arriving late tonight, setting up a cooling trend to start the work week. More on that coming up. Liz . Lisa, thank you. More concerning numbers this morning with the surge of coronavirus cases in california, more than 8,000 new cases are being reported in the state. The number of deaths also is trending upward, rising up by 94. Hospitalizations se
He has been with us in the hospital the longest. He has had a really rough course. Many, many days where we didnt know if he was going to make it the next hour much less the next day. Reporter this was tom, a physical specimen, an attribute may have helped save his life. The fan of this man. He will never give up. Reporter today, the finish line. Released from the hospital and on his way to home care. He looked tired and weak. But he is alive and able to whisper a couple words. How are you feeling . Great. Reporter happy to go home . Yes. Reporter covid made him race for his life. Today, tom wins. We are glad he is out. How serious is this problem . Hospitalization continues to be a key data point. This graph shows the number of californians hospitalized with the virus since april 1st. The yellow represents the people in the icu. The blue, nonicu patients. Both continue to rise steadily. Today, nearly 6,200 people are in the hospital statewide. Thats an alltime high for the 21st day in
Quinton last december. I dont think a reduction of 8,000 people will create enough space, but i think its a good first step. The idea is to maximize space and protect those vulnerable. You cant have that kind of overcrowding and expect a good outcome when covid19 is raging in our state. Its a good first step and we need to do more to reduce our prison population and do it in a healthy and sustainable way. The releases will come on rolling basis. Those who are serving time for Violent Crimes, Domestic Violence or highrisk for committing a Violent Crime or have sentences requiring them to register as a sex offender are not eligible. At san quinton there are tents and beds in an extended area for those who fall ill. People are tested days before they are released. If they are negative they will be released to the jurisdiction. We are being notified of those inmates. Christie smith, nbc bay area news. We are breaking records we dont want to break. New infections and death. This graph shows
Students and parents, but tonight the teachers put their foot down. They are refusing to go back into the classroom next month until conditions are safe. This could set a precedent for School Districts across the state. Heres nbc bay areas cheryl hurd. Reporter San Jose Teachers Association making it clear tonight that they are not going back into the classroom, saying inperson instruction is unsafe. One parent agrees. Theyre putting their lives at risk along with our kids. So i definitely am for them. Reporter a spokesperson for san jose unified says the first day of school is scheduled for august 12th with one teacher in the classroom instructing some students in class and others virtually. Now that teachers are refusing to go back into the classroom, the district is taking another look at their plan. It disappoints me they may not go back. Reporter mike flynn is a parent and former teacher. There really is no substitute for that face to face type of interaction, particularly with yo