. >>> a danville doctor is murdered during a trip with his son leaving the family asking the unimaginable question of why. >> a guy pulls out a gun and starts pulling at the jeep. >>> and the giants workouts suddenly suspended today leading to even more concerning for the upcoming season. >> i feel as confident today as i did yesterday. i understand there will be hiccups along the way. >> right now on the kpix5 news at 7:00, streaming on cbsn bay area, tears and outrage in san francisco after the deadly shooting of a six-year-old boy. police tonight searching for his killer. good evening, i'm allen martin in for ken. >> i'm elizabeth cook. kpix5's andria borba is live in the bay view fortous night. >> reporter: well, allen and elizabeth, the grief, pain, and anger on display are completely understandable when you think about the senseless killing of a child. city leaders and parents say enough is enough. >> my son was somebody. >> reporter: pain from the father of six-year-old jace young as he begged the public l >> my son looked just like me. he posed just like me. he was different just

amy hollyfield is live in danville for us. >> reporter: good morning. danville family is now getting some answers about the investigation into the shooting death of ari gershman. we now know who authorities have arrested and we have his picture. 40-year-old john conway of orovil oroville. he was on butte county's most wanted list last summer. there was him of making terrorist threats. he went on a shooting rampage shooting three people, two survived, but are ari gershman died. we talked to a witness who was camping in the sierra and she heard the gun shots. >> we assumed that they were just target shooting because it is legal to shoot guns in the national forest. about ten minutes later, we heard another couple gunshots and then screaming. >> reporter: gershman was off-roading with his 15-year-old son jack when he was shot. it took rescuers 30 hours then to find jack in the information are forest. they say he was covered in bug bites but that he is okay. ari's wife was diagnosed with cancer about six weeks ago and now she's a single parent. and a gofund

the neighborhood memorial for a doctor in danville who was killed while off-roading with his son. >>> but first are we going back to square one? >> i thought it was a prank. i'm like we're shutting down? we just opened back up. >> the confusion and frustration after businesses that just reopened today were told they'd have to close right back down. >>> good evening and thanks for being with us. i'm raj mathai. frustration is the key word here. summer will soon blend into fall, and we could be in this altered reality for another year. tonight nbc bay area's roz plater shows us the frustration firsthand. >> reporter: santa clara county announced that new order late this afternoon. you can imagine the confusion and the questions it raised. darlene's day had been pretty updeau upbeat until we delivered her some bad news. >> when i got the call from you, i thought it was a prank. i'm like, we're shutting down? we just opened back up. >> reporter: in fact, it had been grand reopening day in the county for gyms, nail and hair salons after being shut down for four months. but then the county

nbc bay area's bob redell is live for us from downtown danville. bob, talk to us behind this reason behind the cutback because so many communities really moving towards this direction. >> reporter: yeah, marcus, the town of danville found that shutting down parts of parks avenue which is the main drag here, they found that shutting down this park to car traffic on weekends was actually hurting small businesses. so starting today they're keeping this stretch open for the weekend while keeping another stretch closed. i want you to take a look at this map we've put together for you. so for the past month, roughly danville has been shutting down hartz avenue to auto traffic between diablo road and school street from early friday morning through sunday evening. hartz will only be now be closed for a couple of blocks and it will remain open between prospect and school street. the town council voted to modify the closure after hearing from a number of business owners who felt the closure was actually hurting them. we spoke to the owner of christie james f

. >> reporter: here in danville the chairs and chalk would already be out in anticipation of the famous fourth of july parade, many of celebrations that is being moved from the sidewalk to cyberspace. truck the fourth of july be without fireworks and parades and barbecues? organizers across the area are scrambling to fill the void and still stay safe mid pandemic and in fremont that means a porch parade an idea borrowed from portland with bunting and tinsel hung from houses replacing floats. >> there is a map you can go around and look at the houses and socially distance of course, but you will feel good about something. it is a positive thing in the community. >> there will be bands live streamed via zoom and facebook and even a vintage plane flyover. >> they will come from the north and do three loops around fremont. everybody will be able to see it. >> reporter: with this advice from public health officials about the holiday weekend. >> the best thing to do is just stay home and celebrate with members of your household and to be able to celebrate virtually with oths. >> reporter: the

danville, we know the danville parade is the big one of the bay area. we're going to see that starting out with a slide show at 8:00 a.m. and it's going to be mostly in the upper 50s here. as we head to the time that the parade starts, the virtual parade, it's going to be very comfortable with some low 70s. our own chris chmura will be emceeing the event. check out the details on our website, nbcbayarea.com. let's look at what's going on for the week as you make plans, maybe grilling in the backyard with the family or just enjoying some of those virtual events. we'll see warm weather. as we head to next week it does stay mild. we're not looking at any major changes. in fact, we really can't complain about this forecast. i think we have the pick across the country as we look at our high temperatures coming up for tomorrow. we're going to see the inland temperatures reaching up to 90 degrees and still pretty nice and warm as we head towards sunday. for early next week expect highs mostly in the mid-80s, which is about normal for this time of year. for san

and danville, about 60. and some of the warm spots, 63 this brentwood.lking the dog, surfaces are getting hot once again. quick burn time this afternoon, 15 to 20 minutes. and calmer conditions if you will be out on the bay. no small craft advisory today. 56 at 8:00 in san francisco. from noon to 6:00, mid to upper 60s. down to 62 and you can see just about total sunshine today. east bay, total sunshine after 8:00. we hit 72 at noon. 80 at 2:00. down to about 66 at 8:00. and just slightly warmer on the peninsula, total sunshine today 60 at 8:00, 75 at noon. and low 80s for a couple of hours this afternoon. and a very nice 67 with sunshine at 8:00. we'll talk about the weekend coming up. >>> good morning, everyone. it is looking xwrats on the roads right now. there are a couple slow spots though and one is at the bay bridge toll plaza for mainly the fast track lanes. and as you head into san francisco, the road work on 101 has been cleared, all lanes open in both directions of 101 through san francisco past 280 and traffic flowing well. but keep in mind c

the danville family tells me that they were told that the suspect is not cooperating with authorities. no motive has been given for the shooting, just that it was a random attack. we now know the name of the person who has been arrested and we have a photo. this is john conway of oroville. he was on butte county's most wanted list last summer. there was a felony warrant out accusing him of making terrorist threats, battery and vandalism. he is now accused of shooting 45-year-old ari gerk mresresre t death. he was off-roading with his son when he was shot. and it appears that he was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. >> we know it is random, the shooter doesn't know us, we don't know him. we have nothing to do with anything. wrong place, wrong time. my guess is he has got mental issues. >> reporter: authorities say conway shot three people friday in the forest. the two other victims survived. gershman leaves behind his wife paige who was diagnosed with cancer six weeks ago and is going through chemo. the couple has three kids. it took authorities about 30 hours to reach jack in

the danville doctor took his son on an off roading trip that morning. at some point the people came across conway while on a dirt road, and conway started shooting. a witness who asked to remain anonymous heard gun shots from a short way from where she was camping. >> we thought it was just target shooting. it's legal to shoot guns in a national forest. so we did not think anything of it. ten minutes later, we heard another couple of gun shots and then screaming. >> reporter: after learning about a gunman on the loose, they packed up and headed on out, they saw a number on of deputies. gershman's son was on his own 30 hours, spending the night alone in the forest. family members said after he called 9-1-1, he called his mom, paige. >> jack's phone went dead after he made these gut wrenching videos to paige about what he saw and how he is so sorry. >> reporter: on the afternoon of the 4th, officers located conway in their attempt to stop him, they say, conway tried to run over two wild life officers. he crashed in to a third officer, which led to an offi

the danville doctor took his son on an off roading trip that morning. at some point the people came across conway while on a dirt road, and conway started shooting. a witness who asked to remain anonymous heard gun shots short way from where she was camping. >> we thought it was just target shooting. it's legal to shoot guns in a national forest. so we did not think anything of it. ten minutes later, we heard another couple of gun shots and then screaming. >> reporter: after learning about a gunman on the loose, they packed up and headed on out, they saw a number on of deputies. gershman's son was on his own 30 hours, spending the night alone in the forest. family members said after he called 9-1-1, he called his cals paige. >> jack's phone went dead after he made these gut wrenching videos to paige about what he saw and how he is so sorry. >> reporter: on the afternoon of the 4th, officers located conway in their attempt to stop him, they say, conway tried to run over two wild life officers. he crashed in to a third officer, which led to an officer inv

we are sworn to protect in danville fled to gaul kron 4 news. >>a front of reporters representative, yoho called me and i quote. >>next at 5 the response from new york congresswoman alexandria, ocasio cortez. >>after she says she was verbally attacked by a colleague. also why one east bay senators calling for a second shelter-in-place order for california and the republican national convention in jacksonville has officially been >>our data for the past 2 weeks as really been moving us in the wrong direction. >>another grim milestone in the pandemic the u.s. has officially passed 4 million coronavirus cases recording more new cases in the past 2 weeks and for the whole month of june. the state of florida has become a hot spot today. president trump canceled part of the republican convention. those scheduled to be held in jacksonville. the president says it's simply not the right time. >>but we won't do a big crowded convention per se it's just not the right time for that. i care deeply about the people of florida and everywhere else frankly in th

danville aces.ch has been developing high school players for nearly a decade. >> big thanks to danville little league for allowing kids like that to get out there and play in these camps. 12 guys just together for 3 months, 225 bucks, that is cheaper than a lot of traveling. >> what are these little gems you are finding, the sport stories locally? >> and i love the sound the bats make. >> we miss that. >>> after months of refusing to wear one in public, president trump is spotted in a face mask for the first time since the pandemic. >>> plus, firefighters rushed to save the historic california church that is been here for more than 200 years. >>> later on, >>> you're watching kpix 5 news. >>> the u.s. that the new coronavirus record. 68,000 more cases have been reported, and officials say that is a new single day record for the seventh time in 11 days. >>> good evening, i'm juliette goodrich. >> hospital and parts of the sunbelt are being pushed to the limit, and states are's scrambling to reimpose

we'll be put inside each bag which will then be placed on the lawn of his family's danville home. they're calling it a love like virtual lawn luminary photos will be posted on social media after the event because they're asking people not to attend in person before here along with mary was a great guy. >>we can't let people get their thoughts and prayers to the family, but also we respect all my bowling virtually do cover the sun but also because he just compromised immune system the victim's wife page is also undergoing chemotherapy in the battle against cancer on top of losing her husband to an act of what's being described as random violence. we just yes still trying to make sense of this worst tragedy. gershman and his 15 year-old son had been off-roading in a jeep inside the tahoe national forest near downeyville. >>when they were fired on the 45 year-old internal medicine doctor was killed his son was able to run off and hide in the wilderness for 30 hours before being found safe. sierra county sheriff's deputies say they arrested the suspect identified as 40 year-old john t

. >>> danville went virtual as well, bringing the continue to's annual parade to people online. it looked like it included marching band performances from years past, but there were new live elements, too, like a flyover from danville's memorial squadron to honor our military. the live stream included shoutouts from the police chief, firefighters and community members, kiwanis club hosted the event. we've put together a guide on what's allowed and what's not, you can find it on abc 7 news.com. share it with your friends so we can all celebrate responsibly. >>> illegal fireworks are blamed for at least three fires overnight in contra costa county. fire crews say they battled at least 14 fires since last night. and in concord alone, fireghrs say tre were fouree he. most were grass fires, including one in richmond. three involved buildings, while two others burned vehicles. >>> to the south bay now where a restaurant in motheringen hill that's been surfi surfin outside for a month now has been ordered to close by the state. these dramatic surveillance pictures, provided bit owner o

>>they still have expenses miller was able to open her danville location for a few weeks last month. >>that had to shut that down due to a rise in cases she says there are no rent forgiveness programs for her to apply for and at this point is reaching out to her community to help her raise money to keep her salons open we're in big trouble, everyone's in big trouble if this goes on much longer. miller says she's not in a fight with her landlord she understands that they need to get paid. she's hoping she can reopen the salon soon so that she can pay her landlords and also get back on her own feet, the like. >>at some point we're going to have to do something because this isn't. i was happy with the way it's going right now is not working according to alameda county officials the commercial eviction moratorium is in place for unincorporated alameda county only it does not apply the pleasanton pleasanton its website says that during the ongoing state of emergency and for 90 days after it is lifted new eviction cases cannot proceed contra costa county does have an eviction moratorium fo

it means everything to me pick up alex long speaks for his 12 teammates who make up the danville asis. before that first stretch, before that mitt pops, health measures are taken. the goat 97.1. the go no let up from head coach brad bowen. because some of that condition kind of went away. sitting in the house for so long. pick a when i come out here everything escapes and i just have fun, get out with the boyso do the goi ke being outside wooden bat. and he gets all of it. his brother here is devon. most of the team place and ramon valley . for $275 in three months of baseball through the end of august they come up aces, danville asis which is been developing high school players for nearly a decade . pick up, that was fun to watch and it was fun to shoot. $275 that is cheaper than a lot of travel league fees. i give cred >>> business around the world are finding ways to adapt to the impact of the pandemic going in fact one restaurant in india made a creative addition to their menu. they are now serving up personal projection equipment kind of. the temple city restaurant is cooking up

we spoke with the cousin of the danville doctor who was shot to death. apparently at random. his wife is battling cancer. she must raise three children by herself. a family in danville coping with confusion, relief and heartbreak all at once. >> the whole thing is unreal. we all feel like we are in the middle of watching a really horrible movie. >> reporter: dr. ari gershman ran clinical trials to get medications ready to go to market, but his cousin says is real love for his family and the outdoors. >> heart of gold, amazing person. never even killed spiders, that type. >> reporter: last friday, gershwin took his 15-year-old son and his new jeep for a day of offering and sierra county. they were planning on coming home that night, they were in downey bill were the pull over to get their bearings. >> they heard an atv, behind them, so they were going to ask for directions. they just turned around to ask the guy for directions, and the guy opened fire on the jeep. >> reporter: she says no words were exchanged between the two men. >> he stepped on the gas to get out of there an

like a flyover from danville's memorial squadron to honor our military. the live stream included shoutouts from the police chief, firefighters, and community members. kiwanis club hosted today's event. now, if you have plans for the fourth of july weekend, we've put together a guide on what's allowed and what's not. you can find it at abc 7 news.com. share it with yourthat c all le. for at least three fires overnight in contra costa county. fire crews say they battled 14 fires, since last night alone. and in concord, firefighters say there were four early-morning fires in the span of just 30 minutes, includeing the one you see here. most were grass fires, including one in richmond. three involved buildings while two others involved vehicles. >>> that is according to an official with the east bay regional park district. that fire started about 3:00 this afternoon. no one was hurt. >>> to the south bay now where a restaurant in morgan hill that's been serving customers outside for a month now, is ordered to stop by the state. and that order could affect eve

. >> his danvil to st day in the contra costa county roll back. he says he's taking matters into his own hands now. literally. but he says cutting friends hair won't pay the bills. >> you know, if you're not making any money, or making $2,000 from unemployment, what does that do for you? you still have your mortgage, you still have your mortgage for your salon. all of that. where does that money come from? we're going to go under ground. we have to. >> his wife is also a stylist. financial worries now hanging over their heads. >> we almost wish they would have just stayed closed longer and then opened more permanently, this is rough for >> unemployment you only get a couple bucks from it. and i don't know what to say. it's been difficult for all of us. >> hair stylists and salon owners who continue to stay open could face citations, even fines, some of them could even lose their license. in danville, juliet goodrich, kpix 5. >>> today the state granted a variance to allow outdoor dining to resume. and the oakland zoo can reopen its outdoor areas.

danville aces.ken novelty i come out here, i just have fun. get out with boys. >> what to you did like to do? >> coming outside, stepping in. >> reporter: he sometimes chooses a wooden bat. and he gets all of it. he's brother here is devin. most of them play for san ramon valley. they come up aces. danville aces. developing high school players for nearly a decade. >> fun to see, fun to watch, fun to shoot. check out the welterweight king that was the man in the main event at u, if c 251. this issa i big deal because of about 15 guys in my garage that were watching that bout tonight. >> your son and their friends and t devin, did you know geico is now offering an extra 15 percent credit on car and motorcycle policies? ok? that's 15 percent on top of what geico could already save you. so what are you waiting for? dj khaled to be your motivational coach? yo devin! remember to brush in a circle motion. thank you... dj... khaled. tiny circles, devin. do another one. another one. is this good? put in that

kpix 5's katie neilson is in danville where the family and community are reeling from this. katie? >> liz, no family should ever have to go through what the gershman's are going through right now, but it's especially difficult. because ari's wife, paige, was just diagnosed with hodgkin's lymphoma two months ago. part of the reasons why he wanted the jeep. >> he had stacks on his desk with maps and trails and where he wanted to go and what he wanted to see. he felt like this was something he could share with the kids. >> his cousin said he got the jeep to go on adventures with his family while keeping them safe

inland areas and mild temperatures along >>messages of love and support have been pouring in for a danville family whose father was killed in a random attack and the sierra on friday. kron four's maureen kelly reports that people are organizing a virtual vigil to honor the victim. >>friends of the victim have been busy writing messages of love and support to the family of doctor ari gershman on white paper bags. the plan is that monday evening battery operated tea lights will be put inside each bag which will then be placed on the lawn of his family's danville home. they're calling it a love like virtual long luminary photos will be posted on social media after the event because they're asking people not to attend in person before here along with mary was a great guy. >>we can't let people get their thoughts and prayers to the family but also the respect home idling virtually due to covid obviously but also because he just compromised immune system the victim's wife page is also undergoing chemotherapy in the battle against cancer on top of losing her husband to an act of what's being descr

we are learning more about a bizarre case in the sierra wear a father from danville was shot and killed as his teenage son was trying to escape the gunmen by hiding in the wilderness for 30 hours. the suspect now identified as 40-year-old john thomas conway. authorities say he was riding in all-terrain vehicle and tried to run over wildlife officers at a checkpoint before he crashed into a patrol car. he was captured by the police after opening fire and using a k-9. rob roth talked to the victim's cousin about this ordeal. >> reporter: a family and danville coping with confusion, relief, and heartbreak all at once. >> the whole thing is unreal. we all feel like we are in the middle of watching a really horrible movie. >> dr. ari gershman are in clinical trials to >> my behavior in the video was appalling. this is clearly a moment where i lost control and made incredibly hurtful and divisive comments. i would like to deeply apologize to the family. the tech company has yet to issue a statement. >> can't be in this country? >> this is another incident. a woman confronts an asian american

cu the family is now home in danville asking themselves the unimaginable question of why. i think this was a horrible tragedy that doesn't make sense and it's senseless. >> according to his family, ari was an internal medicine doctor who worked for bio-tech companies helping develop life- saving medications. he and paige have three kids, age 16, 15, and 10. katie, the story is just absolutely horrific. i'm curious, do we know anything about a suspected gunman? or maybe a motive? >> yeah, so liz, we actually reached out to the sierra county sheriff's office earlier today. they don't have any new information for us. but what they did tell us is they do have one suspect in custody. they believe that suspect actually shot two other people before gunning down ari. those two are expected to recover. still, no motive in this case. >> our thoughts and prayers go out to the family. all right, katie, thank you. >>> in san francisco this evening, mayor london breed is teaming up with another grief stricken family to help find the person who killed their little boy. six-year-old jace

in danville there will be a virtual parade starting at 10:00 in the morning. i've posted those on my social media pages but they're also on nbcbayarea.com. for the sierra, it's also going to be a great weekend. i know they were booked solid. you have to have a reservation before you go. we'll see temperatures in the low to mid-70s there, while the about 90 inland. it stays that way, just a little bit cooler, for early next week. kris and marcus. >> thank you very much, kari. so if you know anybody who's a fan of musicals, today is a very big day. ♪ "hamilton" and now it can be seen right at home. what the creator is saying about the film's version of the broadway giant. >>> since we're talking about music, this. country music star willie nelson is releasing his 70th album today. the 87-year-old is also preparing for a virtual version of his annual fourth of july picnic, some of which still takes place at his houston ranch. you still need to buy tickets to watch tomorrow's event, which some of that money is going to charity. how much does it cost? it starts at

. >>> in danville, solutions took a virtual turn. organizers offered flashbacks to praise of the past and prerecorded messages from local leaders. >> my family and i are usually with you every year on the fourth of july. i am so grateful we found this way to be together today. and cannot wait to be together again next year on the streets of danville. happy fourth of july everyone. >> many official firework shows have been canceled because of the pandemic. >>> gilroy is having a show tonight for folks to enjoy from their homes. >>> the man, the myth, the legend. he has done it again. >> the san jose native broke is on record, go figure, at the annual fourth of july nathan's hot dog eating contest. >> three, two, one. put down your hotdogs. >> some things change, some remain the same. >> yes, this remains the same. he defended his ground, and literally scarfed down a whopping 75 hot dogs in 10 minutes. chestnut broke his previous world record of 74, set in 2018. this is the 13th time he has one the men's contest in his career. nice. >>

we're following a danville doctor was shot and killed while off-roading with his 15 year-old son the teenager was last in the sierra 4. >>about 30 hours after running from the gunman. this happened in the tahoe national forest near downeyville about a 100 miles northeast of sacramento. kron four's maureen kelly has the story. >>the organizer of a go fund me page for the family of the danville doctor killed says ari gershman had been off-roading with his 15 ar-old son on friday. when he was fatally shot by a random gunman. the teenage son ran away from the shooter and got lost. he was able to call 911 and survived 30 hours hiding in the wilderness of the tahoe national forest before being found safe the facebook page for the sierra county sheriff's office says after the boy was rescued on independence day. the suspect was spotted on settled back road riding an atv he took off and led deputies on a chase but was taken into custody about a mile north of highway 49. they believe the same suspect shot and wounded 2 other people near the same area where grossman's body was discovered was a

. >>> now to new details in the murder of a danville father. deputies made an arrest as his family is speaking out. the sierra county sheriff's office says that this man john thomas conway that the one who shot and killed that doctor. the doctor was offroading with his son last friday northeast of sacramento. his cousin is now talking about the terrifying call she got from his 15-year-old son jack who witnessed the shooting. >> dad's been shot, i think he's dead, and i have no idea where i am, and i am lost in the forest, and there's a shooter and i am scared and i don't think i'm going to make it out of here alive. >> 30 hours later jack was found safe. he says that the suspected killer was a total stranger who pulled up behind their atv and just started shooting. there is a gofundme site for the doctor's family. his wife is undergoing cancer treatment. so far, $300,000 has been raised. >>> happening today, the vallejo police chief is allowing the family of the man shot and killed by officers during the looting to watch body cam video. you can

i've been doing hair in danville for 26 years. and it's like come on. let us just do our job. >> and just from talking to a number of hair stylists the past couple days, they're frustrated, they're even downright depressed. now, what happens if a salon defies this order? they could face fines, they could face a citation, they could face losing their license. in danville, juliet goodrich, kpix 5. >>> with changes announced to alameda county's reopening plans. starletting today, places of worship can hold outdoor services only. and indoor malls are required to close under the latest state mandates. this is alameda county's third day on the state's monitoring list. local case rates are higher than 100 per 100,000 people per day. >> now on the flip side, the state did grant alameda county a variance so that outdoor dining can resume. face coverings are required at all times. they may only be removed when people are actually eating or drinking. >>> the variance also means that the oakland zoo can reopen. but only for outdoor activities. no rides, playgrounds

the signs say and what the couple plans to do. >> reporter: admit this community of townhouses in danville, a yellow hummer sits prominently in the driveway and one of the homes, with two signs of the winchell. one message supports black lives matter, the other reads, trump is a donkeys rear end. the residence recently received an email from the homeowners association, the camino ramon terrace association, saying the signs are against the rules and have to go. >> i was shocked. my mouth fell open. i mean i'm like, really? >> reporter: rhonda leavy also happens to be vice president of the homeowners association. >> i think everybody should be able to say what they believe and what they want to support. >> reporter: the signs were made and displayed by her partner, michael hernandez. >> i'm latino and black lives matter has to do with the injustice in what the police have done through time, through history. and i've been a part of that myself because of my race. >> reporter: hernandez also used the words rear end to keep the sentiment polite. >> there are kids in the neighborhood. i didn't w

danville 92. walnut creek 93. along the peninsula san mateo in the 70s.ven though it is going to be a stunning day the big thing we're going to be monitoring is all of the dry brush out there as people head out to celebrate the 4th of july, thinking probably family barbecues. we'll keep a close eye on the fire danger heading into the weekend. i'll have a look at the air quality in a few minutes. >> thanks so much. >>> health officials are serious about avoiding the big barbecue you usually go to for 4th of july. they are spreading the message loud and clear as over all cases across the country are spiking. all of this as one of the south bay's premier restaurant destinations was packed for two nights in a row. today's in the bay ian cole explains. >> reporter: even as covid-19 cases have risen across california, and hospitalizations are up more than 50% in two weeks, the stay-at-home order may be facing the toughest test yet on the celebration of our nation's independence. that is why health officials hope to spread the message faster than the virus. >> o

we're following a danville doctor was shot and killed while off-roading with his 15 year-old son. the teenager was last in the sierra for 30 hours after running from the gunman it happened in the tahoe national forest near downeyville but a 100 miles northeast of sacramento. kron four's maureen kelly has that story. >>the organizer of a go fund me page for the family of the danville doctor killed says ari gershman had been off-roading with his 15 year-old son on friday. when he was fatally shot by a random gunman. the teenage son ran away from the shooter and got lost. he was able to call 911 and survived 30 hours hiding in the wilderness of the tahoe national forest before being found safe the facebook page for the sierra county sheriff's office says after the boy was rescued on independence day. the suspect was spotted on settled back road riding an atv he took off and led deputies on a chase but was taken into custody about a mile north of highway 49. they believe the same suspect shot and wounded 2 other people near the same area where grossman's body was discovered, i'm so an

>>they still have expenses miller was able to open her danville location for a few weeks last month. >>that had to shut that down due to a rise in cases she says there are no rent forgiveness programs for her to apply for and at this point is reaching out to her community to help her raise money to keep her salons open we're in big trouble, everyone's in big trouble if this goes on much longer. miller says she's not in a fight with her landlord she understands that they need to get paid. she's hoping she can reopen the salon soon so that she can pay her landlords and also get back on her own feet like. >>at some point we're going to have to do something because this isn't. i was happy with the way it's going right now is not working according to alameda county officials the commercial eviction moratorium is in place for unincorporated alameda county only it does not apply the pleasanton pleasanton its website says that during the ongoing state of emergency and for 90 days after it is lifted new eviction cases cannot proceed contra costa county does have an eviction moratorium for sma

nbc bay area's sergio quintana is at district headquarters in danville. >> reporter: this is a decision that comes after lots of deliberation. there are plenty of parents, students, and teachers that are breathing a sigh of relief. but there are some people who had been pushing for students to return to class five days a week. the hours-long san ramon valley unified school district board meeting was basically a continuation of a similar meeting earlier in the week. during that meeting, board members seemed poised to pass a plan to have some students return to class and others stay at home. tonight board members acknowledged new info from the contra costa county department of health and an announcement from governor gavin newsom has prompted them to change course. >> all in favor of the motion, say aye. >> aye. >> opposed say no. motion carries unanimously. >> they decided to start with distance learning. attendance will be taken, and grades will be given. >> i feel so relieved. trust me when i say that all teachers want to be back in their classrooms. i desperately miss my students but

it mandatory to wear face coverings in contra costa county is in effect not everyone is happy in danville. >> i don't understand that. you know what i mean? where you're forced to wear a mask. i just had a kidney tooken out. i got bad lungs, this and that. i can't wear a mask, but it is what it is. >> reporter: according to the state, wearing a mask is essential if you want to flatten the curve. he says 80% compliance could reduce transmission by up to 60%. >> having that mask on or handy is a very important tool as we continue to see the evidence grow that it can help reduce the spread of covid-19. >> reporter: recovery candace anderson says, won't happen until people are forced to follow the rules, and money could be that incentive. >> we continue to have increasing cases, increasing hospitalizations, and a lot of it is people just not complying with the health order right now. >> reporter: out of nine bay area counties, six of them require face coverings. san francisco just tightened its rules on saturday, issuing 123 warnings. we have yet to find a county that has issued a fine. in co

it is a heartbreaking story that has shaken the danville community. >> that doctor was gunned down. his teenage son then calls his mother to say he thinks he's going to be killed as well. nbc area's terry mcsweeney has the late details. >> reporter: the sierra county sheriff's office telling us tonight that the man in custody for the killing is 40-year-old john thomas conway of oroville, a man who had never met dr. ari gershman or anybody in his family. >> it's just get wrenching, this whole thing is just unreal. >> reporter: friday was supposed to be a new adventure for 46-year-old dr. ari gershman and his 15-year-old son jack, off roading in a just purchased red jeep wrangler rubicon like this one. they chose poker flat near downieville. >> had never been there before but were out there for a day of fun. >> reporter: ari's wife, paige, had cancer, so she stayed in danville for treatment. her world was shaken by a call from her son jack. >> dad's been shot. i think he's dead, and i have no idea where i am. and i'm lost in the forest, and there's a shooter, and i am scared. and i do

well conquered walnut creek and danville mid-nineties for these areas upper 90's for parts of the north like a vacaville, a 97 and back to the low 90's today for santa rosa at 92. a look ahead to tomorrow saturday sunday and monday shows daytime highs, warmer highs in the mid to upper 90's inland with upper 70's to low 80's. alongside the bay. james thank you very much john quick check of the bay bridge this morning. so far it's been good and that continues to be the case here at 5.16 traffic building for sure as you can see, but. >>you're still making it through the toll plaza just fine no backups there no issues on the span itself. the san mateo bridge is also look fairly nice all morning long so far with the traffic moving at the limit from hayward out to foster city the chp logs clear of anything major that will slow you down say for a few minor fender benders here and there you're making good time. let's get back to the news and we have some breaking news from overnight glee actress naya rivera is missing after her 4 year-old son was found drifting on a boat on lake piru in ventura

>>plus we're learning more details about a danville doctor killed in a shooting over the weekend. what we're now learning about the tragedy tonight plus a new order going into effect in santa clara >>tonight we know santa clara county restaurants can continue to offer outdoor dining there was a little confusion over where the county and state i had permission to do so yes, a lot of unanswered questions over the weekend kron four's rob fladeboe learned that the county can actually move forward with the new order that allows outdoor dining to continue, but will also allow other businesses to welcome back its customers. >>granting of a variance mean santa clara county can move forward with its latest health order. the various permits most businesses except those considered high risk. >>to reopen with social distancing in mask requirements. it allows for more flexibility says health officer doctor sara cody and we want to continue to enable outdoor dining. >>and with this variance we can continue to allow outdoor dining as well as some other sectors and we can enable them to come on l

coming up messages of love and support for a danville family who recently lost a father how the community is coming together to help them keel. >>working to say one of her favorite places tonight. we'll show you how a young girl is now fundraising to help keep the oakland zoo opened and south bay officials urging everyone to wear a mask as the economy reopens further why the santa clara county health officer says th tonight south bay officials are pleading with the community to wear masks as the economy is set to open further. >>next week kron four's rob fladeboe shows us how the county is trying to get everyone to comply and at the end of the day mother nature is in charge and we must adopt in other words as public health's doctor sara cody wear a mask. >>around san jose today, most people but not everybody here at this costco was doing self i saw the same thing you're on lincoln avenue and willow glen masks and no mask in downtown san jose a similar story now you see a mask now you know. play it safe and reduce your risk it's that simple says doctor cody. >>everywhere we are wherever we

>>they still have expenses miller was able to open her danville location for a few weeks last month. >>that had to shut that down due to a rise in cases she says there are no rent forgiveness programs for her to apply for and at this point is reaching out to her community to help her raise money to keep her salons open we're in big trouble everyone's in big trouble if this goes on much longer. miller says she's not in a fight with her landlord she understands that they need to get paid. she's hoping she can reopen the salon soon so that she can pay her landlords and also get back on her own feet at some point we're going to have to do something because this isn't. >>i was happy with the way it's going right now is not working according to alameda county officials the commercial eviction moratorium is in place for unincorporated alameda county only it does not apply the pleasanton pleasanton its website says that during the ongoing state of emergency and for 90 days after it is lifted new eviction cases cannot proceed contra costa county does have an eviction moratorium for small busi

>>they still have expenses miller was able to open her danville location for a few weeks last month. >>that had to shut that down due to a rise in cases she says there are no rent forgiveness programs for her to apply for and at this point is reaching out to her community to help her raise money to keep her salons open we're in big trouble, everyone's in big trouble if this goes on much longer. miller says she's not in a fight with her landlord she understands that they need to get paid. she's hoping she can reopen the salon soon so that she can pay her landlords and also get back on her own feet like. >>at some point we're going to have to do something because this isn't. i was happy with the way it's going right now is not working according to alameda county officials the commercial eviction moratorium is in place for unincorporated alameda county only it does not apply the pleasanton pleasanton its website says that during the ongoing state of emergency and for 90 days after it is lifted new eviction cases cannot proceed contra costa county does have an eviction moratorium for sma

. >>> later today more space will be created for dining in danville at restaurants there.arts avenue will be closed from diablo road to our expanded outdoor sitting. danville is block off streets c pedestrians to walk, shop and dine and it will be a mandatory mask zone. >> hopefully it will bring people downtown as long as they are socially correct and wear masks. >> harts avenue will be closed beginning at 4:00 today until 11:00 on sunday night. the closure will occur each weekend through august. >>> for more information about what's open his holiday weekend, you can head to our website web web. >>> well, santa clara takes its foot off the brakes. some businesses will be eligible to open on july 13th. hair salons, nail salons, gyms, fitness centers, hotels and motels will be allowed to reopen. however, indoor restaurants will not be allowed to reopen. >> i'm ecstatic to not lose my byesest business. >> reporter: stations taped off top maintain six feet of distance. tools disinfected with barbicol and an outdoor patio for customers. >> we are human. we do need to get out o

they now live in danville. she said that the hardest part is being allowed just one hospital visit in the past two weeks >> he cannot continue to stay on the vent at such a high setting. it is going to do damage to his lungs. and he's not getting the air he needs. >> she urging anyone who tests positive for covid-19 and gets third lungs checked she puts the efforts into remaining upbeat. i have to believe he is going to get through. >> rob roth, fox 2 news. >>> the cruz fire is now 100% contained after burning. the cruz fire started in gilroy. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >>> in san jose, a vegetation fire burned near north 13th street and forced a temporary closure of 101. the lanes re-opened about 4:30 yesterday. no reports of injuries or damage. >>> in santa rosa, crews contained a grass fire that came real close to homes. it happened around stoney point road. flames burned up to some backyard fences homes were not damaged. no word on how the fire started. >>> federal and state agencie

in this community of town houses in danville. a yellow hummer sits prominently in the driveway of one of the homes with a sign on though wind chill. one supports of black lives matter and the other one reads trump is a donkeys reran. they received at says the signs are against the rules and have to go . >> i was shocked, my mouth fell open. >> reporter: rhonda happens to be the vice president of the homeowners association. >> everybody should be able to say how they believe and what they want to support. >> reporter: those signs were displayed by her partner michael hernandez. >> it's about police injustice. i have been part of that myself because of my race. >> reporter: used the word "reran" to be polite. >> i want to be rude to any parent or child. >> reporter: the email said that they violated hoa regulations because the signs don't meet the criteria and they were not approved by the association. the couple argues that they hoa has no jurisdiction over someone's personal automobile and questions whether or not they would comp

.>> nald in danville says it's unlikely they will do their work outside. >>> the oakland a's will host the giants in preseason baseball. we were over the coliseum a short time ago for batting practice. the sports director is live at te coliseum with some of the changes that come with pandemic baseball. >> reporter: cardboard cutout fans, fake crowd noise. it is the new normal for this baseball season. but baseball is back.>> there is a ton of things that will not look like a normal baseball season. >> i've been training myself kind of like you train a dog a little bit. i usually get a treat after that.>> reporter: no longer allowed to lick their fingers and spitting is also banned. and forget about high-fives, the cleveland indians showed off their foot chase the other night. >> when a guy scores i feel like i'm a bad teammate because i can't give them a high five. i feel self is sitting there.>> reporter: even posting showers are off-limits.>> you lose a lot of comforts. >> reporter: players have adjusted to these changes. the yankees outfielder you wear a mask while hitting a home ru

and then low 90's popping up conquered and danville and 91 87 for the high in san ramon 81 in benicia you're going to be in pittsburgh. 93 in vacaville today, mostly upper 80's in sonoma and yon philip 88 degrees and then you're north his own looks like this 70 degrees expected in mill valley. i'm still pretty mild and sandra fell 77 and then a much warmer as we get into nevado and petaluma at 84 stinson beach, 61 degrees. here's a look at your seven-day around the bay forecast. yes your weekend is going to continue to be warm and even hot, especially if you're inland tomorrow, 90's are going to return to us once again 70's around the bay and then 60's at the coast and then once we get into next week things are going to taper off just a bit for tuesday and wednesday and then those 90's returning once again with a lot of sunshine on friday now back to the news, thanks a lot. rebecca, 9.47 and his calls for racial equality continue across the country a topic we don't usually hear about. >>is being pushed to the forefront. >>urban renewal yeah, it was a plan to clean up communities that

a danville doctor was shot and killed while off-roading with his 15 year-old son. the teenager was last in the sierra for 30 hours after running away from the gunman. it happened at the tahoe national forest near downeyville that's about a 100 miles northeast of sacramento. kron four's maureen kelly has the story. >>the organizer of a go fund me page for the family of the danville doctor killed says ari gershman had been off-roading with his 15 year-old son on friday. when he was fatally shot by a random gunman. the teenage son ran away from the shooter and got lost, he was able to call 911 and survived 30 hours hiding in the wilderness of the tahoe national forest before being found safe the facebook page for the sierra county sheriff's office says after the boy was rescued on independence day. the suspect was spotted on settled back road riding an atv he took off and led deputies on a chase but was taken into custody about a mile north of highway 49. they believe the same suspect shot and wounded 2 other people near the same area where grossman's body was discove

. >>> more spaces being created in danville. town council approved the move. hearts avenue from here to school street will be shutdown to allow for businesses to open up dining areas. the weekend closure started this afternoon and will last through august. >> it will drive is is up. we have more people out here. we will see. this is the first time doing it. we will find out what happens. obviously, this does affect people about having them come into my store. those that want to come in will find a way to park and walk over. >>> danville officials say anyone outside of the close of area, or inside the closed off area will have to wear a mask. >>> there will be a similar closure, grizzly peak boulevard will close from skyline boulevard over to centennial drive. vehicles and nonresidents will be prohibited for 24 hours, starting at 5:00 a.m. tomorrow. and palo alto, other roads will close two cards. several downtown streets will be free of traffic from thursday until monday, and it is hoped that the closures allow pedestrian traffic to increase shopping at area b

danville at 53. walnut creek at 49. 53 in son carlos. 52 in san francisco. petaluma at 48. temperature-wise we will be pleasant and seasonable. the marine layer has been trying to slide in but hasn't made into oyster and some cooler flow that's come in this morning. temperatures will continue to be pleasant and this afternoon very nice. 60s around the bay. we will see through the mid to upper 80s inland. a nice day on tap. in santa rosa it was 94 yesterday but we are expecting 89 for today. back to the desk. >>> a video that went viral of a couple in martinez on painting over a black lives matters mural industry. what led to a confrontation and have the artist of the mural is responding to the controversy. >>> the death toll keeps rising in japan because of deadly flooding. the new warnings from officials as more rain is forecasted for that area. >>> you have the power of to newscast the tent and 11:00 news. you have the power to know everywhere you go wh download the ktvu fox 2 news app. this home is equipped with gig speed internet from xfinity. there's this game-time int

learning more information about the man arrested in the deadly shooting of a doctor over the weekend in danville. he is john conway. he made the butte county list of most wanted fugitives. he wanted on felony warrants at the time he shot and killed the doctor last friday. he was off roading with his son and shot for no reason. conway was eventually shot by authorities before he was arrested. he is being treated for the gunshot wound but expected to survive. >>> we're seeing knewly released body camera video of the police shooting of shawn mountrosa. here is the reaction. >> reporter: we got shots fired. this is the vallejo body camera video from the police officer. the officer fired five shots. there was was no gun. the object turned out to be a 15-inch hammer. >> to this day, our demands were to release the footage. >> reporter: they watched the video privately at city hall. they were upset that no body cam showed him before he was shot. there was no need to use deadly force over a property crime. >> he has no gun. it is a total lie. >> reporter: across town at the family met with the media, th