castle actiemá árights advocates protest in front áof the human fremont headquarters calling for the arrestof ceo elon musk. áand thousands of people facing food insecurity lining up for a drive-through bay area food giveaway.á áthis is ktvu fox 2 news at 6:00. á áthank you so much for á joining us this evening, i'm andre senior. >> and i'm christina rico. áwe begin tonight with new figures áwhich show california reportng áthe second highest number of rotavirus deaths on friday.á there áwere 100 seven additiona

ádeaths over the past 24 hours. which ábrings the total death toll to 3156. our ástate has close to 77,000 covid-19 cases. here in the bay area, solano county reported three aditional ádeaths overnight. san ámateo, santa clara, and alamed ácounties each had one additional deah. ámost states around the country have at least allowed partial áreopening of businesse and árestaurants, but as fox's aisha áhosni reports, there is some concern in hard-hit new york about a resurgence. >> reporter: america is back in busines. á nearly coast-to-coast, by the end áof the weekend, 48 states will be at least partially á reopen in some form. >> i wanted to come back since, i'm áreally excited. >> reporter: only massachusetts and áconnecticut keeping strict stay-at-áhome orders in place. even hardest hit new york is allowing some areas to reopen. governor cuomo saying saturday he is considering reopening á race tracks, baseball, and other actiitiesá in limited

capaciy. á but áremains concerned about a new áwave of cases. >> you increase economic activity, áwe expect to see an increae in numbers. we don't want to see a spike. á well, will there be a spy? it depends on how people react and it depends on their personal behavior. >> reporter: the commendation of people tired of being cooped up inside their homes, and other áweather, sending folks flocking to beaches, many opened with new guidelines in place. >> the beach will be operated and monitoed for purposes of making sure there is no more than 10 people in a group. áthat they are obeying the rule of six feet for initiation. á>> reporter: meanwhile, some beaches álike in south florida remain closed, prompting protest.á

and, in an effort to prevent people from crossing state border áto hit the shoreline, states like new york, á connecticut, and delaware are planning to reopen some beaches for ámemorial day weekend. á and, this weekend marks the highlyanticipated return of álive sports, both nascar and golf holding live events without áfans. in new york, aisha hosni, fox news. áthere's growing tension today at teslas fremont factory áwhere protesters gathered this afternoon,calling for ceo elon musk to be fired. ktvu's elissa harrington tells us why. >> reporter: carlos gabriel as an employee at tesla. áhe has refused to return to work. the ábrielle is worried about the áspread of covid-19 and the difficulty of social distancing in the fremont factory, where more than 10,000 people were. >> am very disappointed in the eadership. á ávery disappointed in elon musk disappointd for putting profits áover the halls of his workers.á

>> reporter: activist groups united public workers for action, áand worker solidarity áaction network organized this rally áoutside the fremont manufacturng planát. >> what is going on here today is a travesty. >> reporter: they want ceo elon musk fired thing he put workers in harm's way when he insisted work resume without providing proper personal protective equipment. >> elon musk is a billionaire and ásaid he's above the law. he doesn't have to follow the shelter áin place lot. he said that you come and arrest them. i ásay that the government hereá in fremont and the government of california should arrest him. >> reporter: protesters also called on osha to hire more ásafety inspectors and called for ágovernor gavin newsom to áprotect california workers. á >> and injustice against one is an injustice against all. >> reporter: it is been a contentiou átime for tesla. last tursday,á elon musk sent an email to employees telling the álimited production would áresume, despite alameda counties shelter in place.

saturdy, áhe threatened to move tesla áout of the bay area. á days later, alameda county áhealth officials approved plan to reopen the plant. musca ástill looking at locatios áin texas and oklahoma for an additinal assembly plant. >> there's a lot of tension between áthe employees and the management there. >> reporter: auto tech expert e said moving the headquarters would be relatively easy, but moving the plant áwould not. á>> putting up a new factory is a ábig operation. just adding on a line to the model á3 at the fremont plant took well over a year. and áso, putting a brand-new áplant from the ground up is a major operatio. i don't see that happening for years. >> reporter: musk has not commented áon today's protest o the áprotesters claims. áelissa harrington, ktvu fox 2 news. á átoo high raking democrats áare launching an investigation into the firing of a white house áfiring of the inspector genera

of the state department. steve álinick was an obama administrationappointeeá's office was critical of alleged political ábias and the agency' management. á ácongressman elliott ingle of new áyork says linac was fired becaus áhe was investigating secretary áof state mike pompeo over allegations pompeo used state ádepartment staff to diret ápersonal errands for himself and áhis wife. we understand that linac is the latestin a string of firings of watchdog officials but so fa, neither the white house ánor the state department has commented.á áformer president barack áobama giving a commencement speech to the graduates of historcally black colleges and universitiesá and did not hold back on his criticism of the handlig of the coronavirus crisis. á á>> more than anything, this pandemicá has torn back the ácurtain on the idea that so ámany of the folks in charge now áwhat they are doing. a álot of them aren't even pretendingto be in charge. >> ámr. obama is also taking

part in another graduation specia áwhich is airing at 8:00 p.m., áright here on ktvu. á at oakland lake meredith, signs áare posted, parking is restrictedbut the crowds keep coming. á these ánew safety rules have been put in place to ensure áthat crowds don't gather there at the lake and help spread the coronavirus.á street parking is banned around the álake every weekend for the memorial day holiday. the áparking lot around the lak are áclosed and the city is patrollingthe area, enforcing social distancing rules, especiallyamongá any large ágroups. food trucks and other vendors are áalso prohibited from doing businessthere, at least to the end áof this month. á lake mary ossun and napa ácounty reopen today with severa árestrictions in place. boating áis allowed again for the áfirst time since march, an only to those who live together or who live together can be in áthe same boat. camping áwill be permitted, butá will be limited to self- ácontained rvs of camping in a

tent still banned, and the visitor ácenters will remain closed. ámarin county softening its restriction áof parks, trails, áand beaches 30 monday. parking álots will reopen , mount ádental pious bolinas lagoon ope space and preserve as well as all the beaches or inlets along the pacific ocean. áa1 alarm fire in fremont last nightá forced 53 people ou of their homes. á firefighters responded to the áwaterstone apartments on lesdli ástreet around 8:30. the áfire was burning inside th ábuilding, coming from a unit oá the third floor of the four- story ácomplex. 44 adults and nine children áwere evacuated safely but the building was badly damaged by á smoke and water. the ábuilding manager is reportedly helping relocate the displaed residentsá. the cause of the fire is under investigation.á

áa person died this morning after ábeing hit by a caltrain ájust south of temple station. the áaccident happened around 10:45 áas the train was headed south áto gilroy. á no passengers were aboard the átrain at the time. the áperson's identity has not ábeen released. áthe death is caltrain's fourth fatality this year. ápolice and rohnert park are áasking for help for two missing áteenagers. >> 16-year-old justin fraser and 14-year-old angela velez were last seen in the santa árosa area last night. justin fraser is white, five foot 6 inches, 145 pounds with brown áhair and blue eyes. angela velez is latina, five feet nine inch, 115 pounds with brown áhair and buys. anyone who is seen this couple is asked to call rohnert park police á áside put detectives in oaklan áare investigating a fatal áshooting overnight polic and áthe victim was found insid of a crashed car at about 12:30á

a.m. on macarthur boulevard and 77th avenue in east oakland. so far, no arrests have been madeá in this case. áin the meantime, oakland police are making gains in their ácrackdown on sideshows. the department announcing they átold nine vehicles friday with the áhelp of law-enforcement ádrought the bay area. áthe vehicles that were seized áwere throughout alameda county and ácities as far away as brentwood áand stockton. áit's part of a long-term investigation áspearheaded by oakland ápolice, authorities sa they will continue to dedicate resources áto stop sideshows. ácoming up, the donation tht átwo huge food giveaways feedin thousands áof people around the ábay area. and see how one company quickly ápivoted to stay in operation áwhile keeping its áworkers employed. a very mild saturday across mostá neighborhoods for today ábut the clouds building behind me right now, talking about

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oakland.á >> reporter: help is needed now more than ever with food insecurity. á the ásalvation army came up wit áa unique way to meet that need boxes ástacked high and a line down the street, the salvation áarmy's food box drive-through event ácould not have, the better time.á >> mother of nine children so it helps our family a lot. >> reporter: 5000 bay area families won't have to worry about where their next meals á come from thanks to this event. >> during the pandemic, it's hard to get food it so it helpsá us tremendously, and we really appreciateit. >> reporter: the health crisis forced many who normally don't have food and securities to ask for áhelp. with a donation from the church of jesus christ of latter day saints, áthe salvation army organized áthe drive in san francisco áand oakland. >> people are struggling just to be the families we want to help make a difference. >> reporter: for people who register, áfood boxes and nonperishable tems and fresh

produce áare put in the trucks of cars as they drove up. gift cards were also headed up áa >> is a gift card to gonzales, and áa gift card to albertsons, safeway, $20 each. well organized. i álove this. á>> reporter: it brings a littl hole to families going through a átough time. too áthank you. thank áyou. átoo sara zendehnam, ktvu fox 2á news. á people who rely on muni to make essential trips will have to wait as long for their buses. áthey are adding more service today áon several lines including áthe 22 fillmore, 30 gary rapid, and in nt buses. the áweight should be no longer than 10 minutes. they say this increase in service áis due to more availale ádrivers and promoting social distancing audits buses. the átransit agency is also addingá extra services to ázuckerberg san francisco general hopital. ábart is taking another ste to accept only clipper cards. the átransit agency will stop telling paper tickets at its

sfo ástation starting on june 1st.á passengerswith those paper tickets ácan still pastor the gates.á bart is in the process of phasing áout those tickets in favor áof reusable clipper cardá a textile company in massachusets áis finding a way á to stay open and keep people employed. á when the coronavirus outbreak happened, áthe company pivoted frommaking close to making much-neede ápersonal protective equipment. á foxes molly line has more from boston. >> reporter: in the 19th century, fall river, massachusetts áwas the textile capital áof the united states. it has factory jobs our expert overseas, átowering mills becam abandoned monumnts.á now, in the midst of covid-19, the ácity is once again front and ácenter on the manufacturin stage.á á>> i cannot be prouder of fall river. this is a city that has deserved áeverything that he can get in

terms áof a success story. á>> reporter: charlie merritt the áeighth generation co-owner of a family business that has adapted áto changing times for ámore than 180 years. >> we build everything from lingerie to vest. >> reporter: in the face of an unprecedened áglobal pandemic, mira manufacturing quickly pivoted áto making personal protectiveequipment. átoo we took every resource of the ácompany, 30 designers spen all áof the time, night and day designng áproducts we can manufacture at scale. we are building millions of gallons áfor the state of massacusetts áin the state of áher island. >> reprter:á there rapid efforts ádid not go unnoticed. nor áhas the importance of making critical products right here in the usa. >> i think the main point i want to make is how important it is for us to create supply á chains and opportunities to accessá here that are closer to áhome. >> reporter: is a sentiment echoedby charlie barrow. á>> we can never again allow ou hospitals áand the patients the áserve to be compromised by

trade áproblems. >> reporter: marrow sources ámaterial locally and the ácompany is hiring, putting amricans áback to work in a city enjoying an industrial resonance when a mechanism both. á in suburban boston, molly line, fox news. ácomedic actor and beloved star fred willard has died. willard áwas featured in many television shosá and movies, including ábest in show, this i spinal tap, and everybody loves raymond. his ácareer saw a resurgence with a recurring role recently on modern family. willard's ádaughter confirming the ánews today, saying, quote, my father passed away very peacefullylast night, at the fantastic áage of 86 years old. he kept moving, working, and á making us happy until the very end. áwe loved him so very much. willard ádied of natural causes áthe historic corinthian theater stuggling.á cludia álong spoke to the owner who sasá the shelter in place áwould last about a month, but when the closure was extended,

áhe knew we had to ask for help >> at first we said okay, one month áwe can do it. and áthen it was the second month áand now we are extending it. that'swhy we had started a ágofundme campaign, which we di two áweeks ago. á >> reporter: how has the reaction been?á á because you need the community to respond. á>> we have, absolute. we set our goal at $10,000. our áfixed cost is anywhere fro $15-$18,00 áper month. we discussed utility bill, everythings been said that, it was ástill $1800. >> reporter: oh my gosh. >> we still have rent and insurance áand all of those elements to it. áfor us, we said okay, let's do it at $10,000 because that's a big ánumber. and áalso, we had a telethon we did áon a zoom telethon thing, and áwe made our goal and we ar actuallyá the most up to 13,000 30% higher. just a real love to the communty áto support us that

way. á>> he said this will get them throug áanother month as they look towards reopening. áwe posted a link to that gofundme page on ktvu.com. just look under the web links section. uninteresting split forecast this weekend. átoday, sunshine for the emeral spots áand mild temperatures. tomorrow, átalking about cold shower áand eventually sierra snowfal. á a áwinter storm watch. we are spending some changes quite áa bit over the next 12 á hours or so. the ácool spots out toward the coast,64 pacifica and san francico. lots of 70s around the bay and a ácouple 80s out toward antioc and ámorgan hill. áhere we go with the rainfall expectatios. á áthe bulk of this action will b focused áto the north of the ba area. á rainfall may be developing tonight, and some off and on áshowers. a ápretty good burst of showers first áthing tomorrow morning.

the ástorm highlights, most areas ápicking up about a áquarter of an inch to three áquarters of an inch. that sunday into monday. coastal áhills could be over an inch. á winds, not extreme a strong but still áup there, around ready t ámaybe 40 miles per hour. this year, we could be tracking stubble, 4 to 8 inches. áamazing, mid-may and we are talkin árainfall and a look at the áprojections as we take thiá right on through into early monday evening. not ájust tracking a few sprinkles áhere in most areas, between áa quarter to an half a inch. santa árosa could be a bit more approaching áthree quarters of an inch. átoday, it was mild to warm, more sunshine for the inland áentrance. our ánext system is developing offshore that well-defined cold front áand actually, it's linke áup with an atmospheric river, narrow plume of moisture being á directed towards one spot, and i áwill be directed towards portions of the bay area, although a wolf is a lot little

bit áfor the southern half of the áregion for tomorrow. hereá we go, the clouds marchin in and right now, we have rainfal reported up in mendocino ácounty for ukiah. it looks like is moving into the ánorth bay for sonoma county, áright around cloverdal and áthe healdsburg area as well. á the áfog, also a big factor coast áside, current numbers in the á60s to lower 70s. overniht lows,áa mild weather pattern, overnight lows not extreme áthe cold, mainly in th 50s áand the main frontal band comes on first thing tomorrow ámorning. á we will show you the track of it, áthe rain timing, coming up the ásierra, this will be a sno producr, áespecially up above á6500 feet. a áswitcher storm water from 12:00 áa.m. monday through tuesday. we could have travel issues up above áthe summit for both 80 and á50. áreminders of, it is mid-may, átalking about sierra snowfall. here's the plan for tomorrow, and áit settled sunday,. coverig for the morning hours

áand then breaks in the afternoon. you áhave some sunshine, some clouds, áand maybe heavier downpors áand that could lead to the possibility of a áthunderstorm later in the day, ásunday. but áespecially as we head into monday. á as you can see throughout the áday on sunday, some sunny bricks ásome clouds, and some pop áup showers but still, plenty of breaks in the activity. á this is monday morning, scattered áshowers and this is áthe day we could have a few more isolated thunderstorms pop up. á be preared for rapidly changing conditions for sunday and áespecially into monday. the áwarm spots tomorrow, in th lower á70s. the ácool spots coast side, and ultimate 60s. the álookahead, your five-day forecast, áyou will notice a couplerain called and maybe some thunder from icons, especially for that monday forecat. á we will begin to dry things out on tuesday with that slight chance of a shower and then we will warm things back up, it will feel more like spring as we head towards wednesday and into thursday. don't be, sorry, don't be ásurprised when you wake up in the ámiddle the night and you hear those raindrops hitting the ároof because that system t ábe coming in rapidly over the ánext few hours. á>> we will wake up and say mar told áus all.

thank áyou so much. ámajor-league baseball releases a safety proposal for their áambitious hopes to retur to play, and how 49ers received ádiva samuel is taking a leadershiprole with the teams newest drafting weapon. joe áfonzi, up next in sports.

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evening actie2 what'sp 1 en1 a a sports. in normal times we would be talking áabout a spa, nba and hockey playoffs, even ota's and ricky áminicamps in the nfl. the á49ers have been doing a nice jobá filling that void, making their players available via áconference call. this week, it was deebo samuel turn. in his rookie season, he came on strong midway through the yeará which he attributes to in large ápart, just getting comfortable with the nfl game, á and learning the intricacies of shanahan'soffice.á samuel has spoken with the receiver, áthe 49ers to first- round áthis year, rendon and i ukiah of arizona state, already advisig the guy who will be in the ásame place samuel found áhimself last year at this time á>> i knew how hard it is to be as good as you want to be

without áthinking, so i give hi áa call and i was like, hey man i áwant you to know it's going to take time and he's got it harder than i do now. just a zoom call and it's hard to listen if you need anything, like free to call anyone, like kbá or anyone. á major-league baseball stilá trying to move forward with a áplan that would have games begá in early july. regular átesting of players is one áof the major elements, but ásome of the others will make the ágame very hard to recognize,compared to what it á used to be. there áwould be no high-fives, áfish bones, or hugs. no spitting, tobacco use, or ásunflower seeds. managers and coaches would not be able to approach umpires, balls áwould be thrown after being átouched by multiple players,á players will be asked to shower at home after games. there áwould be a lot to get used to but i think we would still be happy to see it.

ádon't forget, there is a real, álive sporting event here on ktvu tomorrow, nascar resume á its schedule at darlingtoná and it will have th intrigue of starting positions being árandomly drawn. you ácan see it all, right here oná ktvu fox 2 news, west coast time. á i'm ápredicting record ratings for áthat because we are all going áto be very eager to see live sporting event happening on television. >>á christine, go ahead if you ácan hear me. á >> i will say for you, you are right ájoe, we are very excitedá to see that show for sure. comingup tonight on the 10:00 news, áit just graduations are unlike any other, how cal students and faculty make sure graduates áhad a celebration áthey can remember. that's coming up tonight at 10:00. áthank you for making ktvu your source for news , we are always áhere for you, online at ktvu.com and on facebook, twitte, and our ktvu app area and áwe appreciate you joining us and we will see you back

here tonight at 10:00. >> sorry about the technical difficulties, áwe will see you. um, phil's mom died. it wasn't unexpected, he was with her, and she went very peacefully in her sleep. she and i had a special connection. we all did. but mostly me. she said i was just like her. was she weirdly competitive, too? the whole family is going down to florida tomorrow to be with phil for the service. it's such a relief. i can feel how much he needs me right now. there they are. hey, guys. oh! oh, you brought my neck pillow. i missed you so much. phil, i'm so sorry. thanks. grace was such a kind and whimsical soul. the different animals she put antlers on for christmas cards-- inspired. not a single one was photoshopped. not even the alligator? cost her the tip of her pinkie,