amy hollyfield live in benicia with what you can expect. hey, amy. >> hey, reggie. it appears this caught some businesses off guard. this health and fitness center in benicia says it is not ready to reopen yet even though the county of solano has given gyms permission to go ahead and reopen. take a look at this list of businesses that the county says can reopen. gyms and fitness centers, wineries, bars and breweries, family entertainment centers, zoos and museums and hotels. as long as they meet the requirements set up by the state. now, this comes as a surprise because the state has said these businesses can reopen friday. solano county originally said that, too. but now says go ahead and reopen if you are ready and have met the requirements. gyms we have checked on this morning are closed. including this one. so, be sure and check with the business you're wanting to go to before you head that way. just make sure that they're ready and that they're open. this gym is saying they're ready and they're going to open on monday. let me know your experience. if you find a

yeah, but not all gyms are ready to reopen behind me is the benicia health and fitness center which is not going to reopen to its members in till monday morning. >>you can see they're getting their oars cleaned right now even in the shower area which like the saunas are going to stay off limits. under the new guidelines. maureen kelly companies. >>much more ahead coming up tonight here on kron 4 news at 6 following protests against racial inequality and police brutality find out how congress is taking the first steps towards changing the nation's police say. plus after this woman's multiple racist rants were caught on camera another woman is now shared details about in the counter she had back with that same lady in october. and up next by controversy is brewing amongst bart's board of directors and whether the agency's code of >>so bart is now the latest bay area agency in the spotlight following nationwide calls to defund the police. >>artificial at an east bay advocacy group are clashing about the role of uniformed officers on barton whether civilian response 2 non criminal calls wo

yeah, but not all gyms are ready to reopen behind me is the benicia health and fitness center which is not going to reopen to its members in till monday morning. you can see they're getting here or clean right now even in the shower area which like >>air travel is slowly increasing in states in the wak coronavirus pandemic for the first time in months, the transportation security administration screen more than half a million passengers more than 500 in 2000 that is still of course well below normal levels less than 90% of the 2.7 million screenings before on the same thursday last year in mid april passenger rates bottomed out at about 3% of last year's traffic fewer than 100,000 daily travelers. the numbers have been rising steadily since then air carriers are operating more flights now and each plane is carrying more passengers. >>time now for school. >>and over east oakland asked about want a scandal anderson folks will tell you it's a neighborhood hero, the golden state warriors rookie so he's like come full circle this past year and the road to get here for price in this is my ki

chp did talk about winds across the benicia and the antioch bridge. i'll get those right. we have something that just popped up in the city that caught my attention. >>> and here we go on this friday. could be a roller coaster. don't you worry. we're along with you for this ride. we take a live look out for the golden gate bridge. you can't see the bridge because karl the fog is still there. of course we've been used to seeing him every day this week. that's just what we have to do right now, stick with it and thanks for sticking with us. the gang is all here getting ready for this friday. it is friday so i'm sure most of you are excited. >> yeah, i don't know why you called it a roller coaster, though. you scared me. >> sometimes things are up, some things are down like the temperatures that we've been experiencing throughout the bay area. some places they're up. some places they're down. >> you've got that right. >> what we're headed towards. i always love the sunrise pictures, this one i got from my facebook friend, the south bay sunrise. we get started this morning, we

muscle in person instead of via zoom at the training loft 7.14 fitness center located in downtown benicia this video shows the friday morning kickboxing cardio class about half the number they used to have pre pandemic now members exercise on dot space 7 feet apart but without masks, they were not able to wear masks in this you know they get wet. it's possible can't breathe and it's a very very high intensity cardio. >>i'm so we you know so kind and didn't enforce it that we have to do they recommended. but we just can't do it here but we do social we have people coming in the front row class and out the back so nobody is you know going past each other. >>lots of cleaning supplies are on hand for members to scrub down surfaces and machines which are then cleaned a second time by staff is structures also have to take their temperatures before helping others work up a sweat one woman who joined the class today says it was good to get back to her routine going to the gym and having the social distance. >>and energy you know, it's just totally different which is what we all crave when we want

>>located in downtown benicia this video shows the friday morning kickboxing cardio class about half the number they used to have pre pandemic now members exercise on dot space 7 feet apart but without masks since the law no county recommends them. but does not require them and the owner says they make it hard to breathe during high intensity exercise. lots of cleaning supplies are on hand for members to scrub down surfaces and machines which are then cleaned a second time by staff instructors also have to take their temperatures before helping others work up a sweat one woman who joined the class today says it was good to get back to her routine was going to the gym and having the social distance. >>under gee, you know it's just totally different which is what we all crave when we want to work out right is the energy from other people well the state of california strongly encouraged gyms and fitness centers to stay closed until today, they left it up to individual counties to make the call and while much of the bay area gyms are staying closed for now the owner of this fitness cente

>> reporter: lots of people out for some fun in benicia tonight.ast week an employee tested positive for covid-19. the owners decided to close the doors again for 14 days. >> thankfully it did not spread through the whole restaurant and it's because of the safety precautions and the masks and the gloves. >> reporter: with the number of new cases in california on the rise governor gavin newsom is pleading with you to take precautions. >> we're seeing an increase in spread as more people mix, as the economy opens up, as more people are out and about. wear a mask. >> reporter: sailor jacks isn't the only restaurant in benicia to close after reopening. next door a note on the door a staff member tested positive for covid-19. in marin county the buckeye roadhouse stopped take out and outdoor dining after staff got sick. bay area health officers are monitoring developments closely. >> what i'm looking at most closely is surges into our hospitals. >> reporter: in marin county dr. matt willis says a surge in covid-19 hospitalizations will force health offi

in benicia, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> today was the first day you could shop inside stores again in san francisco. the city has entered its phase 2b. this is a partial list of what's allowed. indoor retail, 50% capacity. non-emergency medical appointments. indoor household services like house cleaners. outdoor fitness classes with up to 12 people but you have to social distance. small outdoor gatherings with up to 12 people with face coverings and social distancing. san francisco's mayor was in noe valley today. she and a supervisor made purchases inside stores to mark the milestone. the mayor says san francisco has applied for a variance with the state to allow the city to open up more quickly. >>> keeping track of what's opened and what's still closed can get really confusing. we broke it down. let's start with outdoor dining. all the counties in green are ready right now, serving outdoor customers except for one county there in red. that's alameda county. that will reopen this friday for outdoor dining. how about getting a haircut? only sonoma, napa, and solano counties

but that's for the benicia bridge. and for one 60 which is the antioch bridge to reduce your speed heading across and believe they have one more and that's the golden gate foggy here so be careful driving in from the north bay but still no problems are trouble spots at the limit and under 30 minutes nevado to san francisco. while pro sports leagues and the nc double a work on their pandemic playing plans junior league athletics are in limbo as well kron four's kate rooney explains. >>in the landscape of collegiate athletics junior colleges are often an afterthought but not to the thousands of student athletes who rely on the two-year programs to fine tune their game improve their grades or study skills often times where the positive. >>influence of their life where the where the stability were that the place where they can count on some would be and therefore on the place where you know that they have a chance for some guidance and help some you know to just try to change their lives as everything from basic coursework

amy hollyfield is live for us in benicia this morning. amy? >> not as easy as just flinging open the doors. as we found this benicia health and fitness club could reopen today but they're not quite ready yet. they still need to do some more work to meet all the state's requirements. solano county are saying some businesses can start reopening today as long as they meet state requirements. wineries, bars and breweries and family entertainment centers, zoos and museums and hotels. they actually said go ahead and open yesterday if you're ready. some confusion on the date. the state said these businesses can open this friday and solano county originally said that but now the county said, hey, if these businesses are ready to go and meet the requirements, go ahead and reopen. now, be sure to call a business before you show up because places like this gym, they're not ready yet. you'll want to check in. this gym says they're ready to open on monday. that's what they're aiming for. some businesses like nail salons, tattoo parlors, movie theaters and

more problems at benicia where a pair of fires kept crews busy. and in san francisco a large homeless encampment fire sent clouds of smoke drifting over highway 101. firefighters are on alert with hot weather, bone-dry conditions and the fourth of july holiday. the danger couldn't be any higher. now to our coronavirus coverage. cases are spiking across the country. these three states are considered hot spots. you can see the number of new cases reported in each state. arizona more than 3,500, texas more than 5,700, and florida close to 10,000 new cases. that number does follow an increase in testing but the percentage of positive tests have been steadily growing. let's now take a look at california, the number of confirmed cases stands at 206,000 up by almost 6,000 within the last 36 hours. the u.s. now surpassing 2.5 million cases. locally cases are also on the rise. sonoma county added 86 new cases yesterday for a total of 1,092. san mateo county reported 34 new cases and now has a total of almost 3,100. overall we are close to 22,500 cases here

and livermore walnut creek are checking in in concord at 93 degrees about 95 pq in fairfield 91 of benicia at about on the coast. aston some beach next warm up temperatures cooling down a little bit on day of summer dadke a good day had mostly sunny skies just some pl fog >thank you lawrence muchkron 4 news atbay to make testicovid- more for people in the tested fo next but a new study says about a link between vid-19 symptom oh, we lneighborhood's great. amazing school dic ren't boar d approved.yo ation. violation. i see you'vees bundling our home and car insurance easy.d r regulation. thanks, cynthia. for bundling made easy go to geico.com֖ cineworld and regal pl by july process will begin next week with s >>a week after the 4th o due to the cirus to the health and well-being of its customers and colleagues. an is designed to ensure ancing throughout the the opening feature screenings on wonder woman 1984 and christopher nolan's new film tenet. a who do not have health insurance or underinsured are more become severely ill if infected with the coronavirus mandy gaither has more in today

there's one for the benicia bridge and over the altamonte so let's check dave spahr and see what the has 6 star day a good morning robin good morning, everybody and you know speaking of all of that we have this unsettled stuff going on the good news is from our perspective, it's actually going to clear out for the balance of the day today. >>and then you know the way it happens overnight key point clearing out during the day so we get most of that quote nasty enough the nasty stuff with it. that happens during the overnight hours like we had basically overnight to this morning, here's the golden gate bridge. and we are crossing into the bridges there you don't have any interference with the winds they just go wash right across the water and therefore the bridge span so keep that in mind your travels we do have little bit of a breeze that with us and we'll stay with us it looks like into the light. we've got the upper 50's going on the east bay shoreline for now opened at 6 to 56 san francisco lot of 50's up here the north bay and 58 meanwhile for san jose so is putting into motion th

a little gusty though inpoafter miles per hour e danger goin lta the cockiness straight cornelia beniciathough be careful we're oing fl place through tonight and tomorrow afternoon at least as gusty winds. will morrow morning and then begin to subside by the afternoon. you see right there look at all the colors beginning to develop hesaid ver dry that very wa begin settli inyour within the gusts of 26 miles pehoainly some 30 to 40 mile an hour gusts. in that area and of course you get fire started those kind of conditions that can be extremely dangerous by the afternoon a little bit of sea breeze kicks in late in the day, but overall high prtaken and that ridge re g in the next couple of days bring us that nice northerly component of the wind that keeps you cloud-free and egypt will be warm tomorrow, it's going to be hot as we get into a thursday so that being said numbers like this tomorrow still hot inland 93 degrees in concord 93 and little more about 80 in san jose 81 in oakland 77 downtown 92. in the napa valley, the next few days as we wind down on spring temperatures getting near

everything is cleared by the time you get to west texas, cordelia, the benicia bridge is cleared. seeing a little build in san jose. i'll show that you live camera coming up. for now, back to you. >> thanks so much. 5:40. >>> teaming up to push for your vote. still ahead on "today in the bay," the campaign cash joe bri deny just brought in with the help of his former partner in the white house. >>> and a major accusation that the doj is politicizing its job. we'll take a look. ♪ i'm going to pop some tags >> you're probablyhe big increase in second hand buying and the growing number of women who say that they're changing the way they shop. can't wait to find out about that, maybe to find a coat like that. we'll be right back. >> pop some tags. we're all doing our part by staying at home. that could mean an increase in energy bills. you can save by using a fan to cool off... unplugging and turning off devices when not in use... or closing your shades during the day. stay well and keep it golden. >>> right now at 5:43, hey, have you seen these pictures and people talking about the s

so we don't let anyone pass each other. >> across town, benicia club is still closed. manager says they have a lot more work to do before they can reopen. >> we are waiting on monday to reopen. we have to put a lot of procedures in place. >> he is still brain storming about a reservation system. whether the bands can be cleaned properly or not be used at all. how the space everyone out. they said they realize how important gyms to their members. >> there are people, this is their whole life. they come into the gym he single day. it will be an upfor them but most that i've talked to are anxious to get back. >> our members are like family to us. we were really excited to welcome them back in. >>> the current crisis pandemic is hitting some private schools in the u.s. especially hard. some here in the bay area have been forced to shut their doors for financial reasons, and their inability to comply with the strict safety measures. the abc education reporter tells us, the experts say many more will follow. >> reporter: st. john the baptist school in napa began operating in

get hot and conquered about 91 degrees and fairfield 86 in benicia back toward the coastline will keep that cool fog in place. they hugged the coast, the better part of the day. next couple of days, we'll see those temperatures actually get a little bit hotter on friday that will probably be the peak of the heat, some temperatures inland near triple digits that we start to cool down a little bit on saturday. the winds pick up and much cooler on sunday. >>thank you lawrence now san mateo county officials officially allowed gyms to reopen on monday and that was huge for personal trainers, danny in teresa gordon the married couple owns the body studio for fitness and foster city and after being shut down for 100 days they are back making their clients wet with several new safety measures in place. and you go. >>it's official we're open again it took sweat and grit to get to this moment here we are open back so happy to see our audience their love and their after more than 100 days of being shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic the body studio for fitness is back open, but no one g

more problems along 680 in benicia. and in san francisco, a large homeless encampment fire on bay shore boulevard. some clouds of smoke drifting over highway 101 causing a dangerous situation. firefighters across the state on alert tonight with hot weather, high winds, bone dry conditions and the fourth of july holiday. the danger could not be higher. >>> well, it is pride weekend in san francisco, but because of the pandemic, much more muted affair this time around. there's no outdoor festival, no crazy parade. but the annual lighting of the pink triangle on twin peaks got a high tech update as you can see. nbc bay area's sergio quintana reports. >> reporter: on this pink saturday on what's supposed to be the 50th anniversary of pride, the pink triangle is glowing brighter than it ever has before. and in the midst of a pandemic, there is a new tradition that has been born. just before the pink triangle lit up, several members of the sisters of perpetual indulgence carried a new symbol of pride through the castro, a pin

the parish fire was reported pnortheast of benicia near noon grizzly bay. cal fire reports the fire grew to around 6 acres with a 5-acre spot fire across interstate 680. at one point aircraft had to be grounded because of a drone flying in the area. the fire slowed down traffic along 680 for more than an hour. all evacuation orders have now been lifted. >>> say so long to social distancing and the empty middle seat on at least three airlines. american airlines says it is going to start booking flights at full capacity next week, joining united. american says it will notify passengers when a flight is full and allow them to rebook at no cost. the change is getting a mixed reaction from travelers. >> i do think it's going to get worse again so a little concerning to me. >> i don't have a problem with the middle seat. i feel like they're probably going to have to because the flights are picking up. >> united and spirit airlines are already booking flights to capacity. jetblue is blocking middle seats and some aisle seats through the end of july. delta and sout

maybe some low about the mid 70's, the warmer spots and that's about as warm as it's going to get 74 benicia 74 degrees the napa valley about 61 degrees in mill valley cooling off tomorrow then warming up starting on sunday may be back in the 90's by the middle of next week. thank you so much we have much more ahead tonight here on kron 4 news at 5 wineries in sonoma county are back open tonight. >>and you do not have to order food while you are there. but there is something you should do. before you make plans to do some tasting google is also making changes to its advertising policies to prevent discrimination find out the company plans now on banning. and next one a human rights group says they were censored by soon af the human rights group humanitarian china shut down its account after the group held a zoom call to remember the tiananmen square massacre. >>zume says 4 separate zoom gatherings to commemorate the anniversary. we're being publicized on social media. china's government said that activity was illegal and demanded zoom terminate the meetings and the host accounts wsil let one

in benicia, three restaurants recently closed their doors allowing customers and letting them know they shut down for several days just to be safe. the marine county the buckeye roadhouse shared that same story and some wondering if we reopened too soon. dr. matt willis is hopeful people will take precautions and restrictions won't be necessary. >> the health care capacity to manage that influx of cases, that would be the trigger for us to certainly stop moving forward and anything we planned to move forward and, in fact, begin to reclose things that might have already been reopened. >> restaurant owners who close for the second time say they rir ready to get back to work but that safety comes first. >>> now to washington where the trump administration is pulling funding for testing. want to check in with "today in the bay" tracie potts who has more. >> the u.s. hit a new record overnight. more than 45,000 people were diagnosed with coronavirus wednesday. the highest daily total since the pandemic began. >> this is shocking. >> reporter: 23 states have seen an increase in the last two w

. >>> firefighters battled a pair of fires burning along interstate 680 near benicia.elicopter making an air dropt. helicopters had to down the chopper because someone was flying a drone in the area of the fire. >>> california's deadliest fire leading to research aimed at preventing another similar tragedy. the 2018 campfire in butte county killed 86 people, destroyed the town of paradise. now a university of nevada professor has received a grant to develop wild life risk assessment and mitigation tools. he's been working to better understand fire risks because of what happened during this campfire. he assembled a group of researchers to tackle the problem over the next five years. >>> dust from africa bringing hazy skies to parts of the east coast today. look at this. this is dust from sahara desert made it's way to florida. that's a long trip. some experts say the dust cloud could be the biggest and most intense saharan plume in 50 years. the dust is hovering over parts of texas, louisiana, mississippi, and alabama. let's see a less gorgeous but much clearer shot. ye

it was reported just before 3:00 this afternoon northeast of benicia near grizzly bay. at one point aircraft had to be grounded because of a drone flying in the area. the chp ordered evacuations for people living on oak ridge lane. those evacuations have been lifted. crews will stay on the scene and monitor hot spots the next few hours. >>> say so long to social distancing and the empty middle seat on at least three airlines. american airlines says it is going to start booking flights at full capacity next week, that is joining united. american says it will notify passengers when a flight is full and allow them to rebook at no cost. >> i do think it's going to get worse again so it is a little concerning to me. >> i don't have a problem with the middle seat. i feel like they're probably going to have to because the flights are picking up. >> united and spirit airlines are already booking flights to capacity. jetblue is blocking middle seats and some aisle seats through the end of july. delta and southwest say they are still blocking middle seats through the end of septe

, they'll be in the mid 70's tomorrow 74 degrees in walnut creek, 72 hercules about 74 degrees in benicia and about 66 degrees in sandra fell next few days the temperatures cooling down big time right through saturday numbers running well below the average winds are going to be a little bit blustery in spots that we start to warm things back up we're back in the 90's as we look toward the middle of next week just the. >>thank you so much more coming up tonight on kron 4 news at 6 more wineries in the north bay have been given the green light to reopen. what you need to know before you plan any trips. and next you might have to take a quiz the next time you get on a flight as one airline announces new safety protocols to try to protect travelers from coronavirus. united airlines wants to make sure that you do not have coronavirus before you board one of its flights but it's willing to take your word for it united has become the first domestic carrier to require all passengers. >>to complete a health questionnaire as part of the check in process. the survey asked passengers to certify they

breezy bridges not only this morning like the carquinez and the benicia bridge but also during the afternoonours, all of them. choppy this afternoon, too. let's take a look at our three warmest climates. mid 80s in the north bay as a southwest wind will keep you from overheating today. here's a look at the south bay. almost total sunshine and by noon in the mid 80s and 76 at 8:00 and east bay valleys will be the warmest from 65 at 8:00 to 84 at noon to some low and even a few mid 90s throughout the afternoon hours and a 77 and sunshine at 8:00. let's take a look at what is going on with the commute and say hello to jobina. how are you doing? >> i'm doing well, mike, thank you. good morning to you, too. hi, everyone. thank you. yes. so, we are looking at a couple different advisories this morning from the chp. so, we're going to start with a live look at the golden gate bridge. we have a fog advisory here and a high wind advisory. doesn't appear to be too foggy, which is good. i'll look to see if they end up canceling that a little later on and a high-wind advisory for the bay bridge and a cr

miles per hour now in san francisco, 22 mile an hour winds at sfo in also in the fairfield a 14 in benicia temperatures you've got some 50's out toward the beaches and cool there, but look at that we've still got 80's inland, even 81 and freeman 84 in dublin 83 in concord 66 now cooled off into oakland 71 degrees in the napa valley and 79 in the bottle tonight, we'll see some low clouds and fog be in a move into the bay and tomorrow, mostly sunny skies have some patchy morning fog little bit breezy in the afternoon. then as we get the father's day well was going to see that ridge of high pressure kind of weaken a little bit that's going allow for some onshore winds to pick up make these little bit cooler little breezy not cold over the weekend. but just a little bit cooler. father's day that's a forecast back to you. >>thank you so much and still ahead as states reopen freezes on rents and evictions are beginning to expire meaning millions of americans will soon be faced with repaying months of back rent. and up next all restaurants in the bay area can now offer outdoor dining to customers

>>it's these eastbound fast track lanes of the benicia bridge that bay area transportation planners what all the toll plazas that state run bridges to look like with no toll booths in the way to force commuters to reduce speed going completely goal that was expected to come to fruition over the next couple of years. >>and then coronavirus hit. toll takers were ordered out due to safety and the planned to go to all electronic tolling went into effect immediately. the switch was made smoother by the fact that bridge traffic all but disappeared, but now is the bay area is beginning to reopen congestion is making a comeback traffic is coming back for about 70% of where we were before this covid-19 think brandy rentschler of the metropolitan transportation commission says they'd like to stay cashless, but there are still too many drivers not switching over to fast track and in addition to contributing to backups at the bridges, they're also adding workload for the office staff which is also reduced to covid-19 stuck with a tedious job of building those without fast tracked for the toll money

>>it's these eastbound fast track lanes of the benicia bridge that bay area transportation planners what all the toll plazas that state run bridges to look like with no toll booths in the way to force commuters to reduce speed going completely cashless has been a long term goal that was expected to come to fruition over the next couple of years. >>and then coronavirus hit. toll takers were ordered out due to safety and the planned to go to all electronic tolling went into effect immediately. the switch was made smoother by the fact that bridge traffic all but disappeared, but now is the bay area is beginning to reopen congestion is making a comeback traffic is coming back for about 70% of where we were before this covid-19 can granny rentschler of the metropolitan transportation commission says they'd like to stay cashless, but there are still too many drivers not switching over to fast track. and in addition to contributing to backups at the bridges. they're also adding workload for the office staff which is also reduced to covid-19 stuck with a tedious job of building those without fas

leandro hot in walnut creek at 90 degrees 90 in danville about 85 in concord 83 in pittsburgh 80 in benicia and 77 degrees and blair with a pretty good breeze toward the afternoon as we work through the father's day weekend. we cool down those temperatures a little bit but the first week of summer looks like we're back in the heat and the 90's by monday. >>thank you lawrence and still ahead a forty-niners players among the many athletes who have now tested positive for >>time now for school. >>courts leagues have spent the past few months working on return to play plans and hopes the covid-19 wouldn't stop athletic competition for the entire year. now it's been a challenge for most of these organizations and further complicated today with news that athletes across the number of sports have in fact tested positive, here's a look at some of the positive test that were confirmed today now this isn't comprehensive but clemson university confirmed 23 positive cases on the football team alone, 28 in their athletics department. the phillies shuttered their spring training facility in florida after

an excessive heat advisory in effect as you make your way into the death of layla benicia still some very hot temperatures. they have been hovering in the 90's in many spots even triple digits working their way toward the central valley, not much relief until the latter part of the weekend. outside right now we've got 60 degrees with the cool fog in san francisco. it is 89 and all the warm side and limb or 89 in concord 73 degrees in santa rosa. and 79 in san jose tonight, low clouds and fog going to be moving well on shore into some of the valley's to tomorrow will become mostly sunny. it will be a little breezy in the afternoon but still staying hot inland and well that ridge of high pressure this cranking up the heat that is going to build in over the next few days we're going to go for some warm weather. then i think we get hot maybe a little offshore component the wind as we get to friday if that happens it's going to warm all the way the coastline so that being said overnight tonight you'll see low clouds and fog maybe some drizzle along the coastline into early tomorrow mornin

we have a couple wind advisories to we have one for the benicia bridge for northbound 6.80. >>and when the advisory for the antioch bridge as well so make sure you watch your speed temperatures around the bay area in the 50's and 60's 55 in san francisco 57 in napa good morning conquered you're at 60 and good morning fremont at 58 degrees we'll be right back. welcome back new this morning, researchers at u c berkeley estimate the cost of testing and treating the coronavirus in california. >>has already topped billion and some bay area counties or in during the state's highest per capita cost so treating the virus has cost more than $70,000 per capita in moran send details, san francisco contra costa. and santa clara counties. researchers say that without a vaccine. the statewide cost of covid-19 now stands at roughly 6 times that of treating the flu every year. it could pass $25 billion before california reaches herd immunity. herd immunity happens when 60% or more of the population has been infected and is immune. well there's no need to fill leary at the grocery store the

. >>> firefighters battled a pair of fires burning along interstate 680 near benicia. you see a helicopter making an air drop. firefighters say they had to stop the chopper because of a drone flying nearby. someone's flying a drone near where they're trying to stop a fire. the word is don't do that. about 12 acres burned. crews are going to remain at the scene to monitor. >>> let get over to vianey arana. how high are you right now? how many stories up are you? that's an incredible view. >> oh, well, thank you. you know, i'm up there. i'm up there. i won't reveal the exact number, but i'm up there. it's a good little view, certainly makes for a gate weather live backdrop. i'm up there, terry. all right. so it's sunny behind me, but we're still seeing that marine layer around the coastline. here's what it looks like right now in hayes valley in san francisco. check that out. it's pretty cloudy. we've got plenty of fog and also one thing you're going to notice is the winds are going to start to kick up. we hit a high of 74 in san francisco today. right now it's about 57

benicia all under the heat advisories, the areas in orange.that includes sacramento valley and san joaquin valley until 8:00 p.m. saturday. due to the dangerous heat inland. so here's the satellite and radar view that summer weather pattern really continues for us with those cool conditions at the coast. and sunny and hot conditions inland. so taking you hour by hour on futurecast you can see that clearing and sunshine inland and we're going to catch some clearing around the bay and those clouds still hugging the coast for this afternoon. and that will be the case for friday as well. as we are looking at that sunshine expected inland with cooler conditions at the coast. so really this weather pattern continues over the next few days before we start to see some changes cooling it down for s bye weeken in the meantime 90 in morgan for the south bay and 94 in concord and 96 in antioch and 97 in brentwood. low to mid 90s for the tri- valley and around the bay, 68 in san francisco and sausalito warming up to 74 in oakland and for the north bay, mid

blustery though and spa so 24 miles an hour at sfo on shore flow at 20 in oakland right now 17 in benicia 16 in fairfield and 23 miles per hour and live more taking to the evening hours we're going to see plenty of sunshine but the brees is the windy conditions continuing across the bay area temperatures stayinpretty mild though tomorrow morning we wake up nice clear start temperatures in the 50's and the 60's. hey, plenty of sunshine as we head toward noon, sunny and warm even some 80's we get into pop-up inland then by the afternoon maybe start to get a little bit toasty these numbers running in the 60's and 70's around much of the bay area looking good though lots of sunshine coming our way as high as 91 degrees in concord and 91 in little more tomorrow that's getting pretty toasty just. >>thank you lauren. still ahead tonight, new york city has finally entered phase one of reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic what reopening looks like in the city that was hit the hardest by covid-19 and up next state leaders announced guidelines to reopen schools in california, how officials will t

teens which we see in solano county as well but this is deep in the solano county not so much shut benicia for example, so gives you an idea about were these spots are let's jump to our current winds. there you can see the winds a little bit more active up to the north. most arrows interesting enough are actually coming away from the bay for right now, but they will be coming from due north this afternoon. so live shot in the bay bridge from not much the way of fog it all going on this morning or is the shot from u c berkeley we can see fairly clear lead out of the east bay shoreline. a little bit of haze leftover over the bay itself temperatures. 50's cover up the east bay shoreline for now 62 antioch 52 for livermore 5th septic to 57 conquered and 50's there up to the north bay and for comparison sake just what we're talking about with some offshore winds notice how temperatures are a little higher up here because any time you do get wins that tent just tends to support temperatures because dry air calls out a lot with forcing a good chunk of the east bay here and out of the south bay fo

the 9392 going on for benicia 91 for napa 93 for sonoma and santa rosa at 94 mill valley, 8664 per stenson beach. some of the forecast here for the next couple ofays, it's still a 90 story then we drop off pretty quickly. we have that front cool on shore flow in place you'll notice the temperature wise more cloud cover the threat of a slight chance of a shower on friday into the weekend pretty mild those inland valleys return to some 70's even some 80's and then warming up in a big way early into next week check under area roadways robin villa said all right we'll do we are hot spot free. let's check the bay bridge for or 80 commuters, leaving oakland or the east bay. >>making your way into san francisco, it's looking good here with no major delays or problems for hot spot free fingers crossed it will stay that way it's going to be under 10 minutes from the bottom of the maze heading over to the fremont street exit, let's check some more bridges shelley over to the richmond sandra fell that's looking good traffic, nice and smooth leading up to the toll plaza. although i do want to mention

>>it's these eastbound fast track lanes of the benicia bridge that bay area transportation planners want all the toll plazas that state run bridges to look like with no toll booths in the way to force commuters to reduce speed going completely cashless has been a long term goal that was expected to come to fruition over the next couple of years. >>and then coronavirus hit. toll takers were ordered how due to safety and the planned to go to all electronic tolling went into effect immediately. the switch was made smoother by the fact that bridge traffic all but disappeared, but nois the bay area is beginning to reopen congestion is making a comeback traffic is coming back for about 70% of where we were before this covid-19 can ready ready slur of the metropolitan transportation commission says they like to stay cashless but there are still too many drivers not switching over to fast track. and in addition to contributing to backups at the bridges they're also adding workload for the office staff which is also reduced to covid-19 stuck with a tedious job of building those without fast track

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94 in concord and 95 livermore and 96 in fairfield under a heat advisory in fairfield vallejo and benicia. a cooldown coming our way in a few minutes. back to you. >>> when we are following some breaking news right now in the north bay. a shooting in santa rosa sends two people to the hospital. police were called to the scene at about 12:30 this morning. sebastopol road near cutton avenue. they found two adults who had been shot multiple times. the officers were not able to find a suspect nor a weapon. they're now offering a reward up to $2,500 for any information on this. luckily the two people are expected to survive. >>> breaking news. yet another devastating jobless claims report. 1.48million americans filed for unemployment over the past week. that is a small improvement over the prior week which was about 1.5. in all 47 million americans have filed claims since the pandemic began. >>> i'm kiet do and we're live at san quentin state frizz. the state's latest coronavirus hot spot. this is a place where doctors warned the numbers would blow up and indeed it has. 456 positive cases last

nice weather outside 79 in san leandro 76 in downtown oakland about 77 degrees in san leandro 82 in beniciaze will be blowing there in the afternoon about 85 degrees in petaluma 79 in san anselmo next few days the temperatures going to start to warm up just slightly and then i think we see that offshore wind on friday that he everybody of even along the coastline eyes out toward the beaches on friday could be near 70 degrees. thank >>and the sea is pulling from syndication several episodes of the 30 rock television series where some of the actors are shown in black face jon hamm and jane krakowski both wore black face at one point during the show 7 year run executive producer tina fey is now apologizing for any pain, those episodes may have caused she says the episodes are best taken out of circulation altogether so that some comedy loving child is not quote stung by their ugliness. jimmy kimmel is also apologizing for previously doing impressions in black face. the late night talk show host released a statement. today acknowledging the racist impressions. he's done in his career including

so, benicia bridge, carquinez bridge and the golden gate bridge a little breezy this morning. here's a look from sutro tower, sun rise this morning and the marine layer is a little more compressed than it was yesterday. hopefully you get a little more sunshine if that's what you want. at the coast we'll hang out near 60 during your planner and 76 to 84 with that sunshine around the bay and inland. 82 to 91. warm to hot at 4:00 and getting more comfortable at 7:00. 75 to 82. i'm going to send it back to reggie now. >> mike, thank you. >>> president trump has signed a new ban on foreign workers here in the u.s. that ban includes a number of visas including the h1b visas used by tech companies. the administration says the ban will open up more than half a million jobs for americans out of work during the pandemic but others worry this will slow job creation in silicon valley. amy hollyfield live in san mateo with reaction from tech leaders this morning. amy? >> not good. the ceo of this company here says if silicon valley can't hi hire, he believes the will get left behind. he sa

it's going to run the north bay what's going on here benicia 9197 fairfield 94 for napa 97 for sonoma at 82. 97 for santa rose with more 90's heading down south meanwhile the coast, 79 point re and stenson beach at 65. so again we take a little break for friday into saturday comparatively speaking and we jump back again on sunday first day of summer by the way gets here on saturday. but that's really just. for astronomers because that's the solstice thing that's really all that's about and then as we get into early next week we've got a hodgepodge of some upper 80's and lower 90's marty. all right dave thanks a lot back in the news this morning bay area labor unions are calling on the city of oakland to defund its police department demonstrators gathered outside oakland's police officers association headquarters. they were demanding change in the police budget for opd kron four's gayle ong explains their demands and how the officers are responding. >>multiple labor groups were demonstrating calling for divestment from police budgets and investment in community needs. >>outside oakland

out for in into some of the valleys and solano county as well not affecting down county down to the benicia and the layover not in that technically. here's a look at what winds do there is a shift that starts to happen late in the day more on shore partially being driven by inland heating. and that's going to courage some of that marine layer to come back for tomorrow morning but still we're banking off of a dry atmosphere still with all of that the breakdown today puts us at about 81 by high noon a 3 word 87 will be some 90's to be had today not a lot but a couple and then we'll show you some of those and the 4 zone forecast as well as the extended robin. all right. thank you. well, some public health experts say florida could become the next epicenter of us coronavirus infections. >>now miami dade broward and palm beach counties are all closing the beaches for the 4th of july holiday weekend. randi kaye reports. >>a dire warning from one trump cabinet member the window is closing for us to take action and get this under control as 31 states reporting increase in new coronavirus cases over

altamont pass about 35 miles per hour and a 20 to 25-mile-per-hour cross wind across the carquinez and benicia bridges and i know sue has been following the wind advisories from the chp and we'll bring her in now. she's in for jobina this morning. >> good morning, mike. the high wind advisories for the bay bridge, dumbarton bridge and the altamont. get a grip on that steering l. southbound 101 from novotto to the golden gate bridge and no wind advisory but at the limit for about a 20-minuteinuteinutee time. no delays eight-minute drive into marin county. up and slowing over the altamont pass from tracy to the altamont pass and on into dublin/pleasanton. earlier accident near pomona and the off ramp remains closed and the accident itself has been cleared. cleared. ♪ ♪ >>> you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> this is abc7 mornings. >> even less than that from sunrise. you can already see the beginnings of it from our roof camera where it's 57 degrees right now. we'll use this as the backdrop for our day planner today. mid to upper 50s through 7:00. a lot l

in benicia, three restaurants recently closed their doors letting customers know that the shut down foreveral days just to be safe. and in marin county the buckeye roadhouse, well, they shared that same story with customers. some people are wondering if the reopening was just too soon. dr. matt willis, well, he says that he's hopeful that people will continue to take those precautions, but also restrictions won't be necessary. >> the health care capacity to manage that influx of cases, that would be the trigger for us to certainly stop moving forward in anything that we planned to move forward and, in fact, begin to reclose things that might have already been open. >> the restaurant owners say they close for the second time and they say they're ready to get back to work but, of course, safety comes first. >>> and a san jose woman gone viral for coughing on a baby is an oak grove school district employee. now, oak grove says that they are aware of that incident and they are cooperating with authorities. that child's mother, well she says that the woman accused her of not following social

>>it's these eastbound fast track lanes of the benicia bridge that bay area transportation planners want the toll plazas that state run bridges to look like with no toll booths in the way to force commuters to reduce speed going completely cashless has been a long term goal that was expected to come to fruition over the next couple of years. >>and then coronavirus hit. toll takers were ordered how due to safety and the planned to go to all electronic tolling went into effect immediately. the switch was made smoother by the fact that bridge traffic all but disappeared, but now is the bay area is beginning to reopen congestion is making a comeback traffic is coming back for about 70% of where we were before the school in 19 to randi rentschler the metropolitan transportation commission says they like to stay cashless but there are still too many drivers not switching over to fast track and in addition to contributing to backups at the bridges, they're also adding workload for the office staff which is also reduced to covid-19 stuck with a tedious job of building those without fast tracked