alyssa harrington, ktvo fox to news. >>> flags at the white house and the capital have been lowered to half staff right now following the death of georgia congressman john lewis. we have more now from atlanta on the passing of the civil rights icon. >> when you see something that is not right, not just not fair, you have a moral occupation obligation to say something. >> everything that he did, he tried to do it nonviolently. i am inspired and millions of others are inspired by john lewis. >> he created a lasting legacy first 33 years in congress and his lifelong activism. inspired by martin is a king junior, he joined them to become one of the most civil rights leaders. >> he was not someone who would always speak, but when he did everyone would stop. >> he had the presidential medal of freedom in 2011. saying in a tweet that not many of us get to live to see our legacy play out in such a meaningful and remarkable way. the white house ordered flags to be flown at half staff on saturday out of respect for his memory and his long-standing public service. kaylee mac tweeted that represen

morning fire in san francisco caused major damage at an apartment building no mornings on fox 2's alyssa harrington joins us live with more about the fire and the damage. good morning, alyssa. >> reporter: you can imagine how scary this was to the people that live there, most of them were asleep. firefighters came before 2:30 am. i want to show you live pictures from the scene, we have a photographer there, is on the backside of the building on a street called fan water. the fire happened right at the corner of powell and van water. you can see the damage, when firefighters arrived, flames were climbing up the rear of the building. they were able to save one of the residence and a dog, or had to say one resident and a dog. we got a chance to speak with a man who also rushed to the scene because his grandmother lives there. she is okay. he was able to go inside her be >> the fire chief escorted me inside, once everything was safe and i was able to retrieve a few of the items from my grandmother, and i had came down, but everything everything, from the rear is completely gone. >> the man said the fir

we know masks work to decrease transmission. >> reporter: i'm alyssa harrington, ktvu f0x2 news. >>> dozens of bay area schools are seeking waivers to let them reopen classrooms this coming fall. last week governor newsome said k-12 instruction would start online for counties that are on the states coronavirus watchlist but yesterday governor newsome said elementary schools and counties on the watchlist could apply for a waiver to alter those rules. officials did not say which schools were asking for waivers. the governor says school district must work with parents and teacher labor unions to come up with the specific sport waiver plan. >>> speaking of, dozens of parents were rallying today outside the state capital calling on governor newsome to reopen those schools. governor newsome has said that he has laid out five requirements for school to reopen. first, the county must be off the states watchlist for two weeks straight. all teachers must wear face masks, and so will all students eight years and up. symptom checks, regular and washing will also be enforced. >> we want our child

ktvu's alyssa harrington joins us and now , to talk about that reversal. good morning, alyssa. >>> a confusing week for the merchant at the ferry building. >> reporter: today, all shops are back open, that includes shops inside the ferry building, and those on the exterior, including the market. we want to show the merchants preparing for what they hope is going to be a busy day. what happened is it stores abruptly close wednesday because the ferry building was considered a shopping mall. when the city of san francisco was put on the watchlist because of a spike in covid-19, indoor malls had to close. san francisco clarified with the state that the ferry building is actually a transportation terminal. transportation terminals are considered essential and can stay open. now, 26 stores and restaurants are able to open and they are allowed to have customers inside, but they must practice social distancing. everyone must wear a mask. there are hand sanitizing stations and extra cleaning measures in place, and the farmers market is open as well. you can expect t

mornings on fox 2's alyssa harrington is here and you have the details, good morning, alyssa. >> reporter: the governor had said during a press conference that people are not going to stay home and they will not wear a mask, he will enforce it. >> we bench the curve in the state of california ones. we will bend the curve once again. mark my words. we will crush this pandemic. we will annihilate it. we will get past this. we will fw tougher and we will have to be smarter in terms of our approaches. >>> the governor is expecting to tighten restrictions around covid-19 ahead of the july 4 holiday. he said an announcement with more information will be made today. the state has seen an increase of positive cases over the past two weeks. hospitalizations and icu stays are up . the governor said that the top concern of health officials heading into the july 4 weekend is at family gatherings. this is when people let their guard down. >> family gatherings, but more concerned can we have wind family gatherings are part of the tradition? we are really going to need to do a lot more expressing our co

alyssa harrington is here now, we expect an update from the fire department and a couple of hours. good morning, alyssa. >>> we should be briefed around 7 am. firefighters were actually called to the same location, the night before to extinguish a mattress fire. i want to show you video. the building is on 14th street between folsom in san francisco's intermission district. firefighters say they responded to the mattress fire on erie street at 11:30 p.m. monday, right where the larger fire started. this was on the back sides of part steel, fabricating building supplies. tuesday, at 6:30 p.m., firefighters were called back to the building for a larger fire that i quickly spread through a row of structures. the fire was upgraded to five alarms. huge plumes of black smoke could be seen on 150 firefighters battling the flames. one witness who had to evacuate said it smelled like burning tires. >> the flames were three times as high as the building was. it was fully engulfed back there. >> when the first firefighter got here, you cannot see your hand in front of your face. that much of b

reporting live i am alyssa harrington. >>> a six-year-old boy wish shot and killed during fireworks on the fourth of july. he stepped outside to watch fireworks during a party and that is when a stray bullet hit him. he died a short time later at a nearby hospital. they say he was an innocent victim of senseless gun violence. >> he was so smart and he loved to play video games and play with action figures. >> i don't want to say wrong place at the wrong time because that does not make sense. he was at a birthday party. >> an adult man was wounded during the gunfire. he is expected to survive. san francisco police are urging people to come forward with information. >>> it was a tragic and violent we can in other u.s. cities. two other children were killed in acts of gun violence. matt finn has more. >> reporter: the weekend was marked by devastating gun violence across the country. more than 40 shootings in new york and 75 people in chicago. that includes a 14-year-old boy and seven-year-old girl. is the third week in a row that children have died from gun violence in chicago. >> it hur

reporting live, alyssa harrington, mornings on fox 2. >>> thank you. the oakland mayor, libby shaft says she will not let vandalism to her house stop her from supporting police reforms and programs that she believes in. yesterday morning, they scrawled messages on her garage door, driveway and retaining wall. the messages had included wake- up libby. blood on your hands. they also had defined to the pd. they set off fireworks. the mayoral candidate said that she does not know the specifics of the vandalism and explains why activists are angry at the mayor. >> she repeatedly sits on the other end of the fence, from the people and her response to the crisis and the city of oakland is tone deaf. >> police have not named any suspects, but an anonymous group went online and claimed responsibility. the post outlined why the mayor was targeted, and warned other politicians that do this is just the beginning. >>> shot, chicago's mayor wants the public to track down the shooter. witnesses say it was a war zone. police found 60 shell casings. investigators say t

alyssa harrington is here now with all of the details. good morning. >>> the mayor had cast a tie- breaking vote. she had voted no. the city council was split on a proposal that would have cut another $11 million from the oak and police department. the mayor had said that she was worried about additional cuts and they become a negative impact on emergency response times. the city council passed a budget that included $14 million in cuts to the police force, if the latest proposal passed, it would cut 25 million from the department. nikki fortunato proposed the cuts and this also comes as there are calls to defund police following see in custody death at minneapolis. there was a goal to reduce the police budget next year. reporting line, alyssa harrington, 2 news. >>> mayor shaft says she will not let the vandals and people who vandalize their house stop her from supporting police programs that she believes in. yesterday morning, at 2:00, vandals read messages on her garage door and the driveway. the messages said wake up, blood on your ha

alyssa harrington joins us now with how administrators reached the decision. good morning. >>> school officials notified the community yesterday and a phone call and email. listen to part of the message from the superintendent. >> the fall semester will begin with a distance learning. we know that our entire community needs to make plans so we will even as we still finalize more details. >>> the superintendent of the san francisco unified school district contacted parents assaying that fall instruction will begin next month with distance learning. the first day of school is august 17. mark sanchez says the district knows how difficult this will be for many families and that it will impact disadvantaged kids the most. the district will work to make sure they all have internet access. >> the chutney numbers are going in the wrong direction. we look at not being able to open with the city health order for quite a while, until things are better. >>> san francisco has seen an uptick in cases and hospitalizations, the district hopes to move towards a hybrid approach

mornings on fox 2's alyssa harrington is here, and you have the details, good morning. >> good morning, this is the final day of goodbyes, after six days of tributes, the private funeral services taking place at the historic ebenezer baptist church in atlanta. i want to show you a live picture of the casket inside of the church ahead of today's funeral. lewis was a civil rights icon that served in congress for three decades until his death. he died after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. monday, lawmakers pay the respect inside the capitol rotunda, and his casket was moved outside so that the public could also pay respects. politicians on both sides of the aisle spoke fondly of lewis. the speaker of the house, nancy pelosi remembered him as the conscience of the congress. mitch mcconnell referred to him as a peacemaker. >>> history been towards what is right because john paid the price to help end it. he paid that price at every nashville lunch counter, where segregation was made impossible to ignore. he paid it in every jail cell where he waited out hatred and oppression. he pai

alyssa harrington is here now with the details, good morning, alyssa. >>> firefighters are on scene, this happened at a three-story building that was full of different departments. i want to take you live to the scene and show you what is happened. this is on the 2200 block of powell street, right valley bay street. this fire started before 2:30 am. firefighters had made an aggressive and attack, that the rescue one person and a dog. at least one other person was displaced. mornings on fox 2 got a chance to speak with the man who said his grandmother lived there for more than 33 years. he said that he got a phone call in the middle of the night because there was a disturbance that someone had seen , and when he went to go check on his grandmother he thought huge flames. >> when i got here, it was an array of different fire trucks, i managed to run hereto the corner, and when i had looked up, the flames were immense. it was all on the rear side of the building. my grandma lives right here on the front side of the building. my first reaction was did everyone get safe? >> the man's gran

alyssa harrington is here now. we have all the details and how it is being reclassified. good morning. >> reporter: there was a lot of confusion over state and local health guidelines as well as if the ferry building should be classified as a mall or transportation hub area the stores and restaurants at the ferry building in san francisco are now back open. on wednesday, the building was closed after being classified as an indoor mall. only the businesses with the doors that led outside were allowed to continue operating, and/or his merchants had to close and shops that could to curbside service also had to close. here is what the impacted business had to say on wednesday. >> we have tens of thousands of dollars in need that is very perishable, without any heads up of a closure, this is devastating to our business. we have customers that have orders to pick up today, tomorrow and the rest of the week. >>> what happened, the city clarified with the state that the ferry building is classified as a transportation terminal. transportation terminals are considered essential op

alyssa harrington. >>> it's 5:19. tonight, the giants and oakland's a's begin the bay bridge series in the rebooted 2020 season with no fans in the stands. they will host the giant at the oakland coliseum. they will play again tomorrow night at san francisco's oracle park. and thursday, giants begin the 60-game season against the dodgers in los angeles. the oakland a's begin their season at home against the l.a. angels. on friday. >>> a lot of people are excited to see baseball back. it's going to be nice to see something on tv at least with our bay bridge series. i love it. >>> all right. 5:20 is the time. back over to steve. and a lot of people are loving the weather. its noise and cool. >> i know you are at the top of that. >> yes. >> and it's going to be a cool or mild pattern here for many, including areas that really don't col down this time of year like clear lake and ukiah but they will as we head towards wednesday and thursday that look tonight cooler days into friday. thunderstorm activity even over the sier

alyssa harrington spok >>> that are no grades and no this is a place where people from all over can come together in real time to share their love of learning. >> videos show college students teaching from their bedrooms via zoom. young people tuning into learn and ask questions in real time. >> it is much more important. for mac one of the founders grew up in palo alto. she is back at home with her parents during the pandemic. >> i remember talking with my friends and talk about how little structure there was and how confused and lost they felt. >> reporter: they launched the platform to keep younger students engaged while schools are closed and many activities have been canceled. learning festival offers live, online classes taught by college students. >> we have had over 5000 registrations. that has blown us away. all the students that took this initiative to continue learning. >> i don't think i can say enough good things. >> reporter: she found out from instagram post. she has taken several classes, including contemporary art, her favorite. >> we can talk about all kinds of topics f

alyssa harrington is here now with the details. good morning, alyssa. >> report arrived yesterday, there we hundreds of mourners lining the streets. they had cheered as he arrived, and of course, they paid their final respects. lewis spent more than three decades in congress, and died on july 17 from pancreatic cancer at the age of 80. since then there have been days of morning with louis being honored all over the country and the world. sunday, his casket was carried over the edmund pettis bridge. on monday he was remembered at a memorial service at the u.s. capitol in washington. >> even though the world around him had given him every cause for bitterness, he stubbornly treated everyone with respect. >> paying tribute to a great american, john lewis is definitely representative. he is one of them. >> wednesday, hundreds paid respects to him and a public viewing, george w. bush, george clinton and barack obama are expected to attend. barack obama will deliver the eulogy. he awarded louis the medal of freedom in 2011. donald trump h

alyssa harrington tells us about the online courses offered to teenagers around the world. >> reporter: videos show college students teaching from their bedrooms via zoom. young people are tuning in to learn and ask questions in real time. >> it is more important aspect. >> reporter: this is the learning festival, a student run alternative learning program. at harvard it is back with her parents during the pandemic. >> i remember talking to my friends and hearing them talk about how little structure there was and how confused and lost they felt. >> reporter: to launch the platform to keep younger students engaged while schools are closed and many summer activities have been canceled. the learning festival offers live online classes taught by college students, dedicated to middle and high school age students. >> so far we have had over 5000 registrations. that has blown us away. all of the students that took this initiative.enough good things. >> reporter: this highschooler found out from instagram post. since then she has taken several classes, including her favorite, contemporary art.

alyssa harrington is here now with the details, and the conditions of the deputies. good morning. >>> as you mentioned, three were injured, two of them remain in the hospital. all of the deputies were members of the s.w.a.t. team. the incident happened around 9:00 last night, at greenacres way. deputies were called to the scene hours earlier before 10:00 and the morning on a domestic violence call. the victim said the suspect was holding her hostage. this turned into a lengthy standoff. the suspect barricaded himself inside of the home, s.w.a.t. and hostage negotiation teams responded to try to get the suspect to surrender. at one point he came out and opened fire on deputies. the deputies had returned fire, killing the suspect. a woman who was inside of the home was able to get out safely, the sheriff's office is expected to release more information later today, at this time they have not released any names. alyssa harrington, mornings on fox 2. >>> today, demonstrators and antioch will gather tonight to honor the members of police, nine men recently killed them pol

as ktvu alyssa harrington reports the filmmaker hopes this will spur discussion and change. >> this isork in progress. >> karina stands outside of her berkeley home which has been transformed into a memorial for black people killed by police and acts of hate. the words black lives matter are painted across her two car garage along with dozens of names. >> what is important for me is that we--that these people that we're remembering become alive for us as real people. >> she grew up in germany post world war ii and learned about social injustice at a very young age and remembers seeing memorials for s of the holocaust throughout her childhood. that's where she got thstill wo dealing with the history, with the holocaust, with the war and the keung of every german. this has made me always very sensitive to injustices everywhere and when i came to this country, racism just stood out to me immediately. >> she has been working on the project with two of her friends. they research important dates and information about each person. birth dates where they lived and something special about their

alyssa harrington reports the boy is recovering as investigators try to track down the driver that hit him. >> all he had to do was stop. it was an accident. the response was tragic. >> reporter: amanda jones wiped away tears as she spoke about her seven-year-old son, i went. he was badly injured in a hit- and-run outside of their home on thursday. 1 was riding his scooter when a van ran him over. >> it was a blatant disregard for human life. >> reporter: this happened just before 4:00 pm on vine avenue. the neighbor brandy pinkston had just arrived home. >> the van flew down the street. i turned and saw the boy was screaming. >> reporter: she shared video that shows the impact. the seven-year-old is on his scooter wearing a helmet. he rides down his driveway, falls in the road and is hit. >> if you run over a squirrel you know you have something. to run over a child, there is no way you do not know. >> reporter: the highway patrol is investigating. they are asking for help tracking down the driver and already have leads. >> we have pictures and video evidence to find out if this truck

alyssa harrington is here now with its details. bring us up-to-date. >>> firefighters aback at the scene and investigators are trying to determine the origin of the fire and how it started. what we know is that there was a smaller fire that broke out in the same area only hours before that five alarm fire. the building is on 14th street between south bend and the inner mission district. firefighters responded to a mattress fire on erie street behind the building at 11:30 pm on monday. this was on the backside of bart field sales than to sit 6:30 am they were called back for a larger fire that quickly spread through a roller structures. the fire was upgraded to five alarms with huge plumes of fire. one witness had to evacuate and said it's not like burning tires. two buildings were destroyed and four were damaged including one firefighter who was injured and had to be taken to the hospital. >> he did sustain traumatic injuries as result of blunt force trauma. while he was actively in gauged in directi operations he was taken to a pa

alyssa harrington joins us live with the changes in place. alyssa? >>> tasting rooms and dining restaurants now will have to close, weeks after they reopen. also, movie theaters, bars, and pubs will also close. the new rules went into effect at midnight. breweries that are considered restaurants can move titers outside. the reopening plans have restaurants scrambling to make changes and put outdoor seating only. some are worried about the economic loss. >> anywhere from 3 to 5000 a day , that is just for us. it is unfortunate that we are just trying to keep the public safe and keep staff safe. keep him safe. >> we had to scramble, for the patio out back. we had to put that together in one day. we made it happen. the >> and is going to be difficult for restaurants to go back and forth. if they keep doing this, there is going to be a catastrophe. there will be people that cannot live through this. >> napa county is among 26 counties devastated monitors after seeing 60 new cases over the fourth of july weekend. there are four bay area counties on the li

let's go to alyssa harrington to show us how the fire tore through several buildings and destroyed at least two of them. >> one thing that firefighters are looking at is a link between yesterday's massive fire, and a much smaller fire that had broken out in the same area, hours earlier. i want to show you video from the scene. both fires started on erie street at the backside of parkfield sales, is business on 14th street, selling steel fabricated building supplies. san francisco firefighters were called to the building around 11:30 p.m.. tuesday, at 6:30 am, they were called to the same area for a larger fire that quickly spread through a row of structures. >> the mattress fire was extinguished by engine companies six. it was associated with a homeless and gammon in the area. do we believe that the fire is related to the mattress fire? again, the fire investigators will be taking that into account. it is too early at this time to determine if that is connected to the fire or not. >> the fire exploded from one alarm to five alarms and one hour. huge plumes of black smoke could where 1

alyssa harrington, mornings on fox 2. >>> more members of the white house coronavirus task force will increase the case in california for florida. they are urging people to wear a mask and to avoid bars and indoor gatherings. the united states is top 3 million confirmed cases of covid-19, and $132,000. >>> health officials in tulsa, oklahoma say that the rally three weeks ago contributed to a surgeon coronavirus cases. also reports 500 new cases of covid-19 this week. including a record high on monday. 6200 people attended the rally, a few were seen wearing mas.ver there are also hundreds of the event. >>> new guidelines on the cdc for reopening schools will be announced, after the cdc was pressured by the trump administration. >> it is time to get kids back to school. >> five new cdc guidelines will include preparing communities to safely go back to school, and screening teachers for symptoms of the virus. >> there is a variety of unique circumstances for school districts. we have outlined a number of strategies. >> the vice president says the trump administration will use phase for

alyssa harrington is here now, you have all the information, so, what do you know? >> the governor is worried about large family gatherings, that were part of the tradition of the fourth of july holiday. he says now is not the time to let your guard down. >> households begin to mix. they take down their guard. you could walk into the barbecue with a mask on, you may put the cooler down, immediately the mass comes off. >> doctors are concerned about people being close together and the spread of covid-19 during family gatherings. the governor will announce stricter guidelines later today. he is urging everyone to wear a mask. it could impact places that allow indoor activities. state health officials monitor counties with large outbreaks. there are counties on the watch list including santa clara and solano counties. more will be added to the list later today. >>> so far, 232,000 people have tested positive for the virus in california. according to john hopkins, the state unofficially set a single day record yesterday with 8600 cases. california's death toll near 6100

alyssa harrington, mornings on fox 2. >>> next week, the cdc will issue guidelines on reopening schools after pressure from the trump administration. >> it is time for us to get the kids back to school. >> the cdc's guidelines will include preparing communities to return to school safely and considerations for teachers. >> we recognize that there are a variety of unique circumstances for schools. we have outlined the number of strategies. >> the trump administration will use the bill to provide incentives for students going back to the classroom. >> later today, governor newsom 11 news conference about the coronavirus amount california is preparing for wildfires. yesterday the governor had talked about president trump saying that schools have to reopen soon. >> i am not worried about the latest tweets. we need to address reopening schools. we need to make it a foundational principle. in terms of making a decision on how to safely reopen schools. >> this will depend on whether or not everyone changes habits and behaviors, to help slow down the spread of the virus. >> the department of ve

alyssa harrington is here, and you have the latest on everything that has happened. good morning. betsy started as a domestic violence call that turned into a standoff that lasted 11 hours. this happened on the 1700 block of greenacres lane. it is northeast of brentwood. sheriff's deputies were called around 9:45 am yesterday morning. the suspect said that he was going to set his girlfriend on fire. the suspect barricaded himself inside. swanton the sheriff's office hostage negotiation team try to get them and surrender. the suspect exited the home and opened fire. he had injured three members of the s.w.a.t. team, and deputies had returned fire that killed the suspect. the two of the deputies are in the hospital this morning being treated for gunshot wounds. the name of the suspect has not been released. >>> thank you, alyssa. >>> sonoma county has been added to the california growing list of coronavirus watchlist counties. at the press democrat supports that county health leaders have been notified that the official declaration from the state is now expected sometime today. it f

continue to make process on the cruise fire near gilroy, elissa harrington joins us now with e latest on the containment. good morning, alyssa. firefighters hard at work all night. they say the fire is 15% contained, it has burned more than 1000 acres. the fire started yesterday around 2:30 in the afternoon. it started as a structure fire, firefighters were called to a building burning north of gilroy on to cruise road. >> by the time we arrived to the scene, the fire transition to the wildland. >> reporter: so far, it has destroyed structures, homes and farm animals had to be evacuated. cal fire has been using aircraft dropping retardant over the flames. there is also mutual aid from departments across the bay area. firefighters say maybe 50 to 60 families are displaced right now because they had to do precautionary evacuations, there is an evacuation center set up at the gilroy senior center. reporting live, ktvu. >>> police in san francisco searching for whoever shot and killed her 6-year-old boy on the fourth of july. that deadly shooting happened saturday night on woodfield court in the bayview district. investigators s

alyssa harrington is here with more details, and when the fall semester begins next month. good morning. >>> good morning, we are among month away from august 17. what we do know is that students will not be inside the classroom. they will be learning from home. the san francisco unified school district had notified parents and an email yesterday. health officials safeties are top concerns. the district hopes to move towards a hybrid approach with a combination of in class and distance learning, when the data suggests that it is safe. county health director gran colfax said that students should stay out of classic, at least until the numbers turn around. >>> we will make a decision about whether or not it was safe to reopen physical spaces. depending on where we stand with the virus, and with our surgeon the city, when the time comes. >>> the district will continue to provide free meals to students any of them. officials are also making sure that students have internet access and technology that is needed for remote learning. more details will be presented to the school boa