the danville bowl for an example of that. sarah. >> that's right, james danville bowl behind me here saying they're not planning on enforcing that mask mandate really emboldening those who decide not to wear a mask at all. take a look at their statement they wrote on facebook can see it on your screen now danville bowles said we believe everyone has the right to freedom and not constant. we're retracting restrictions from the government. let's be honest. if they were intelligent, they wouldn't be working for the government. if you would like to wear your mask inside while you will feel free if you don't want to. that's ok, the choice is up to you. >> the bowling alley statement went on to say if you're vaccinated, you should have nothing to worry about anyways. but that's absolutely not true. the delta variant is spreading to not just unvaccinated people, but it's also getting a small percentage of vaccinated. people. health officials put the mask mandate in place requiring people to wear a mask places like bowling alleys or

katie nielsen is in danville with the eporter: here inside danville bowl you can see some customers and wearing masks, others are not. that is despite the fact that masks are required indoors in contra costa county again, thanks to a new health order that went into effect at midnight last night. katie has an 11-year-old and they decided to come to danville bowl to get out of the heat. >> i don't know if i would have come if i wasn't already here what i found out about it. >> reporter: her kids are not able to get vaccinated at 11 years old. >> i'm disappointed. i think we should all cooperate on this effort and listen to the experts. i probably won't be back with my kids until it is mandated for everyone. >> reporter: just a few hours before the mask mandate went into effect danville bowl posted this statement on facebook saying it is aware of the mask mandate and will not be enforcing it. going on to say "we believe everyone has the right to freedom and retracting restrictions from the government." >> i think they should do whatever they feel is best. businesses are choosing to follow

the danville bowl says customers here will have a choice. and it will not enforce the mask mandate. >> my mask is right here and not on the table. >> reporter: it seems community members are mixed on the bowling alley decision. they definitely share their frustration over the changing covid restrictions we've all experienced the past year and a half. >> i think it's his choice and it's my choice whether or not to go in. i mean, it comes down to personal freedom and personal responsibility. so i understand like this has put businesses in a crunch. >> scientists and doctors and you know, the intelligent community tells us. you know, so we're just following along and seeing what methods are going to work. >> reporter: while everyone we talked to said they'll follow the mandate to wear masks indoors, many danville bowl patrons came out to back the business that says it's not following the order. the contra costa county district attorney's office says businesses can be fined if they don't follow the mask mandate and vingz can even be fined not we

this bowling alley here in danville danville boulder saying the choice is up to their customers that they want to wear a mask or not. they said if you want to cool, but you don't have to. and they go further than that. they spread some misinformation and they also, you know, say give people emboldened people not to wear it. and this is a place where people, you know, touch a lot of things to get close to others and it's an area where i think the health officials really want people to wear a mask. that's why they put the mask mandate in place to protect people as coronavirus cases are continuing to spread throughout our communities. and as you just said right here in danville where this business has decided to defy it. now. the delta variant. it's spreading to not just unvaccinated people but also a small percentage of vaccinated people too. the mask mandate was put in place in the hopes that more restrictions won't be needed like capacity, limits and lockdowns, but it doesn't appear it to be businesses are encouraging people not to mask up. and if they're defying health orders now, t

danville is one of them danville, a 102 cases were part of that county wide number. that's the number of new covid cases in the last 14 days. again, that's in danville. but their businesses. their fact one in particular who says they're not going to enforce the new indoor mask mandate. no matter what the numbers show kron 4. sarah stinson is live in danville. the danville bowl with more. sara. >> yeah, that's right. despite these very and numbers looking pretty concerning, especially for health officers are reporting these increase case numbers danville bull rather saying they are not going to enforce this mask mandate, which you know, tells us that we have to wear a mask. we go indoors to places like grocery store or say a bowling alley. now take a look at your screen. we have the statement they put out on facebook and it reads, we believe everyone has the right to freedom and not constant retracting restrictions from the government. let's be honest. they were intelligent. they wouldn't be working for the government if you would like to wear your mask inside while y

there were a lot of comments on danville bull's facebook posts. i'm in favor of that stance. others against it. the contra costa county district attorney's office says there's a task force that enforces compliance and issues fines. we want folks to. >> follow public health guidance. >> because it works wearing a mask work stay in the vaccine works. so being socially distant works. we have to stop the spread of the virus and unfortunate right now. >> with the delta variant. we're seeing an explosion of cases. >> danville's covid case count in the last 14 days was a 100 to contra. costa county has more than 3500 active new cases of covid. >> the orange county board of education has announced plans to sue governor newsome over their state mandate. that requires students wear masks in classrooms this school year. the school board claims that wearing masks harms young children. but the board did not present any evidence of this type of harm. the board also claims at newsome has abused his authority by continuing to issue health mandates under a state of emergency last month. state

start of the board of education meeting in danville. police were called to the san ramon valley unified school district board meeting after advocates against mask mandates. rally for more control over whether or not their students should wear face. coverings are forcefully call. has that story. >> good morning, everyone. this morning, more a week. >> the first san ramon valley unified school district board of education meeting of the new school year got off to a rocky start tuesday morning. i think that we're going to have to recess time eating until. parents who refuse to wear masks for the meeting were asked to leave and watch it online or give their public comments outdoors. the board hosted the meeting in danville for about an hour until order was restored. the danville police department was called in, but no arrests were made. we need to do better for children. unlike last year all but about 750 districts. students will be returning to campuses for in-person instruction. >> but some parents are angry that the school district will f

yet danville bowl where i'm at right now. they post on facebook saying they don't plan on enforcing the mask mandate requiring people to wear a mask and they go indoors and bowling alleys are indoors. so this is a example, an example, a place where you are supposed to wear a mask. but take a look at you screen. they do not plan on enforcing it leaving it up to the customer on whether they not whether they want to wear the mask or not a danville bowl wrote saying we believe everyone has the right to freedom and not constant retracting restrictions from the government. let's be honest. if they were intelligent, they wouldn't be working for the government there saying if you would like to wear your mask inside while you bowl feel free if you don't want to. that's ok, the choice is up to you. the bowling alley statement went on to say if you're vaccinated you shouldn't have anything to worry about anyways. but as we know, that is not true. health officers say the delta variant is spreading to not just unvaccinated people but also

danville bowl posting on facebook telling its customers. they are not going to enforce wearing a mask. and i just talked with the contra costa county, a district attorney's office they have a task force who they said that businesses can fined up to $1000 per day. if they do not follow these types of protocols and mask mandates. take a look. now at the statement that was written on facebook from danville bowl and it reads that believe everyone has the right to freedom and not constant retracting restrictions from the government. they said let's be honest. if they were intelligent, they wouldn't be working for the government. if you would like to wear your mask inside while you bull feel free if you don't want to. that's ok, the choice is up to you. the bowling alley statement went on to say if you're vaccinated, you should have nothing to worry about any ways. but that is absolutely not what we have been her hearing from health officials who say. >> the delta variant is spreading to not just unvaccinated people but also a small percentage of

there was a lot of comments on danville bull's facebook posts. i'm in favor. >> and some against it. i think that's up to them. and i just won't go there. it's pretty simple. i would feel safer if i was going next to somebody. wearing one. yes, wearing a mask. the contra costa county district attorney's office says that there's a county wide task force that enforces compliance and issues fines. so under that the county ordinance, it would start at 2.50 and then it would go to 500 ended up to a $1000 for businesses. >> and that escalates per day. so for instance, if they were violating today could be potentially to if we issued the fine. >> and then 500 and then up to a 1000. so due to staffing shortages and time constraints danville bowl didn't have time today to chat with us about their choice to not enforce the mask mandate. hopefully we can talk to them in the future and get an understanding of why they chose to do this and if these fines are going to sway them in a different way reporting in danville sarah stinson, back to you >> and right no

costa county's mask mandate, a danville bowl. they announced the decision on facebook saying we believe everyone has the right to freedom and not constant retracting restrictions from the government. let's be honest. if they were intelligent, they wouldn't be working for the government. if you would like to wear your mask inside while you both feel free if you don't want to. that's ok, the choice is up to you. and of lot of comments on danville bull's facebook post, someone favor other za against it. the contra costa county da's office says there is a county task force that enforces compliance and fights. >> we want folks to. follow public health guidance because it works wearing a mask work stay in the vaccine works. so being socially distant works. we have to stop the spread of the virus and unfortunate right now with the delta variant. we're seeing an explosion of cases. >> danville's covid case count and the last 14 days, 102 contra. costa county has more than 3500 active new cases of covid. it. >> us agriculture secretary to

they rally data board of education meeting and danville.olice, in fact, were called to the san ramon valley unified school district board meeting some of them parents saying they want more control over whether students should be required to wear masks. kron four's phillipe djegal all shares. what happened. >> following an hour long delay in danville tuesday, the san ramon valley unified school district board of education eventually held its first meeting of the new school year i think we got them at the board paused. the start of the meeting after some parents and educators upset with the school district's decision to follow local and state public health guidance requiring everyone on campus is wear masks indoors refused to mask up themselves. they're against these. >> mask to let our children 3 the danville police department responded to the disruption, but no arrests were made. superintendent john malloy says the school district has to comply with contra costa health services indoor mask mandate. adding, though that at this time the schoo

live in danville, cornell barnard, abc7 news. three i know you got more information there. is there any indication there will be consequences for the bowling alley owner that they will this? >> larry, that remains to be seen. the das office is investigating as we speak right now. that remains to be seen as far as what kind of penalties or consequences. it is clear that the county is taking the situation with the mask mandate very seriously. they want everyone to be on board. >> cornell barnard reporting live in danville. >>> the giants have updated their own mask mandates. if you go to a giants game, you are required to wear a mask in the indoor parts of the ballpark. the club level area and dugouts . this is regardless of vaccination status. meanwhile in oakland, a's fans have to wear their masks in the treehouse. shai park tavern as well. and must mask up in sweet unless they are in the same household. >>> a judge tentatively ruled today that governor newsom can call the recall leaders republicans and trump's supporters. recall leaders rejected the characterization, thing

the danville police department was called in, but no arrests were made. we need to do better for children. unlike last year all but about 750 districts. students will be returning to campuses for in-person instruction. >> but some parents are angry that the school district will follow state public health guidance and the contra costa health services mandate that everyone regardless of their covid-19 vaccination status. >> wear face coverings well, indoors reading in the wrexham and all day long. it's not natural. we didn't grow up with this the demonstration is a part of the grassroots. let them breathe a movement. families across the states pushing for students to attend class without masks. these parents say families should have a choice, not obstruct. >> any of their airways for their brain to for the brain to process to not silence people. when addressing the board superintendent john malloy says his district. >> is simply following public health guidance will not see those requirements. >> you decide we will certainly i don't think that the environme

katie nielsen is joining us live from the bowling alley in danville. >> reporter: we are here at danville bowl. and quite a few of the bowlers and some employees are not wearing masks despite the fact that masks are required indoors thanks to a new health order that went into effect at midnight last night. yesterday night danville bowl said it is aware of the new mask mandate but does not plan on enforcing it. it said that the choice to wear a mask should be up to individual people. walking in the front doors there are no signs saying masks are required and many people are choosing not to wear them indoors. customers we talked with have mixed reactions. >> i'm disappointed. i think we all should cooperate on this effort. and listen to the experts. >> for me, i'm vaccinated so i'm willing to take a little more chances. but i probably won't be back with my kids until it is mandated for everyone. >> the mask mandate is pretty new. i feel like businesses are choosing to either follow or not. for me personally, being vaccinated, i feel comfortable going. >> reporter: the contra costa district

. >> reporter: here inside danville bowl you can see employees and customers are wearing masks and others are not. despite the fact that masks are required indoor in contra costa county again. customers here are split over the statement posted on the facebook page. the bowling alley is aware of the mask mandates but does not plan on enforcing it. >> disappointed. i think we all should cooperate on this effort. >> for me i am vaccinated so i am willing to take a little bit of a risk but not coming with my kids. >> i think they should do whatever they think is best. the mask mandate is new and businesses are choosing to follow or not. and for me personally, being vaccinated, i feel comfortable going. it is up to the business how they want to enforce the mandate. >> the district attorney's office says it is aware of the facebook post ú enforcement officers to danville bowel. if those officers find the bowling alley is violating health mandates they will give the business time to come into compliance before issuing a fine. >> most businesses want to do the right thing. they are hurting, you k

. >> reporter: the owner danville bowl could be in hot water after pushing back against the mask mandate and refusing to enforce it. he has supporters. >> i am looking for something for my kids to do over the summer in air conditioning. >> reporter: katie brought her kids to danville bowling but realized not everyone is wearing masks because management is not requiring it. >> is he in violation of some county laws? if so, that is a problem. >> reporter: he told his facebook followers that they are well aware of the mask mandate but he said they will not enforce it. everyone has the right to freedom he says. if you would like to wear your mask inside, feel free and if you don't want to, that's okay. >> reporter: would you bowl here? >> absolutely. i believe it is his business. he owns it and has had to suffer through having it closed down through covert. we can make the decision whether we want to go in with a mask or not. >> reporter: mask signs are posted in downtown danville and so far the customers are complying. the mac everyone is wanting to be safe and moving on getting our lives b

in the east bay middle school teacher in danville, tested positive for covid-19 and that caused an uproar among parents over how vaccinated students who have may have been exposed to the virus are treated versus those who are not vaccinated kron forcefully to call explains why some parents say their children were unfairly segregated. >> parents at charlotte would middle school in danville say they were notified monday that a fully vaccinated teacher tested positive for covid-19 last week when the teachers students return to class tuesday. those who are vaccinated were allowed to stay on campus but those who are not had to go home. the vaccinated kids were all kept in the quad. >> and the unvaccinated kids were kept in a hallway outside the office. jim wagner says her 12 year-old daughter is not vaccinated and was upset about being called to the front of the school over the loudspeaker embarrassed over being singled out because of her vaccination status 100%. they were 100% segregated. lena when cal skis unvaccinated 12, year-old son was in the same boat fortunately leno was able to pick h

otherwise they will have to stay home a second test will be due by next week in danville.egal all kron 4 news. >> all right. 7.38, we have some breaking news to share with you. a large explosion has been reported outside of natural airport. that's the main airport there in the afghan capital city of couple. and we just want to say we're showing file video show you the situation. you've seen the thousands of people that are around the airport. >> that's where this bomb went off and we do have reports that it may have been a suicide bomber as a witness says that they saw amidst the thousands of people that are like this, you know, outside the airport. this explosion and this witness says that they definitely saw that people were dead and injured and apparently us intelligence had become aware in the last 24 hours that there might be an attack of some sort as these crowds have been gathering at the airport. >> described as credible, imminent and compelling and that us intelligence notified other government agencies as well. and for governments to we've heard from leadership a

yes, i would classify it as a segregation on monday, parents at the school in danville learned to fullycinated teacher tested positive for covid-19. but when students return to class tuesday. >> kim wagner says only those who were vaccinated were allowed to stay on campus. her daughter just turned 12 years old and is not vaccinated. her teacher is the person who tested positive wagner had to scramble to get her fiance to pick their daughter up and tested for the virus in principle was standing out. front shoving kids out of the i understand that some children work. >> left here for hours. lena when cow skis, 12 year-old son was among the dozens of unvaccinated students separated from his vaccinated classmates. at first, lena says the school required a negative test by the 3rd day of possible exposure. but in a letter to parents, the principal now says a negative test is required from the 3rd day of the exposure notification in that case she sees no reason why her son should have missed any school. all of a sudden i had feeling of panic. >> how is it going to catch up houses greats. what

otherwise they will have to stay home a second test will be due by next week in danville.llipe djegal all kron 4 news. >> stay with kron 4 for continuing coronavirus coverage just scan the qr code with your mobile device. you'll be directed to our web page dedicated to covid coverage. it's all at kron. 4 dot com. >> none of the 4 zone forecast and we want to show you a 12 hour time lapse video of lake tahoe today. this is the view from the southwest side of the lake near bliss state park in the morning. you can see lake tahoe pretty clear. you can looks like almost to the other side. then the orange and pink skies come in as as the sun in the clouds move in and the smoke in the air quality up there today. it's still unhealthy. look at that. that's terrible. >> it is terrible, although anytime you see lake tahoe. nice to just see it up there. lawrence is here. he has more on our air quality concerns. and we certainly have them. yeah. fortunate. they are really just a direct aim from the calder fire. all that smoke, especially as the atmosphere gets going as we get going the

we're warming up even more across the bay area and let's go live to danville where one erures creeping up this afternoon. kpix 5 photo journalist brian kylie out and about this afternoon and talk about how hot it's going to get. >> go right to mary lee for a check on that. mary always has all the answers. mary, good morning to you. >> thanks, len. >>> yeah, we'll turn up the heat and get ready for especially inland and 90s to triple digits this afternoon. looking at low to mid 70s and upper 80s for the south bay in san jose and close to triple digit heat 99 in concord, 101 and 105 with the heat advisory there and look at temperatures from 3 to 11 degrees above average for this time of year. warmer compared to yesterday and good to moderate air quality for the area and hi-def doppler check out all the lightning strikes over southern california. >> as far as the closure goes, it's in effect southbound 101 near east santa clara and mckeys and a crash that happened after 3:30 this morning involving a vehicle that may have hit someone walking along the side of the roadway there. investigati

the owner of danville bowl said they are not enforcing the rules saying if you like to wear your maskide when you bowl, feel free. if you don't want to, that's okay. we spoke with some customers today who say they are okay with the policy. >> it's his business. he owns it. he's had to suffer through having it closed down through covid. we can make the decision whether we want to go in with a mask or not. >> the contra costa county district attorney's office said they are aware that danville bowl is refusing to comply with indoor mask mandates and the owner could face fines going forward. >>> the family of philip kreycik plan to speak publicly tomorrow morning. in the body of the runner was found yesterday. he went missing on july 10th. >>> new at 11:00, a cans got a chance to see four of the men who want to replace newsom in the election next month. the candidates tackled the question of mask mandates. >> i do not favor mandates. i favor educate. you're not going to mandate your way out of the coronavirus. >> of all 50 states, we have the largest lockdowns and the longest school closu

anyone who visits danville bowl can decide whether they want to wear one or not. e bowling alley posted this on facebook. we believe everybody has the right to freedom. if you want to wear a mask feel free. if you do not want to that's okay. the choice is up to you. in an inundated post the alley apologized for grouping all government workers together. >>> a new view over california's raging wildfires now. satellites show us how bad the smoke is from several fires. the dixie fire is the 11th largest in state history and this is new video of that fire, orange skies and thick dark smoke. the dixie fire has destroyed more than five dozen homes and other buildings. it's burned nearly 275,000 acres in the last three weeks. yesterday spot fires jumped some of the boundaries on the western side of that fire. containment remains at 35% and the weather hasn't been helping. mary is following that part of the story. >> that's right. we are looking at gusty conditions and low relative humidity values. this is the last thing firefighters need as they try to get a handle on the

this started about 7:00 on old school road in the small community just east of danville. nbc bay area is live with the very latest. sergio? >> reporter: yeah. and this whole area was under that evacuation warning. early in the evening, the fire itself was burning up in the foothills of mount diablo on private property. crews worked quickly to contain those flames. this is cell phone video of a helicopter circling a plume of smoke. this started out as a structure fire. one witness tells us one person in that burning building was taken away in an ambulance. no word yet on that condition. flames from a burning building. and then they move fast. the contra costa county sheriffs department issued an evacwarning. that's what prompted people to come out and keep an eye on their livestock in case they needed to move them. >> a lot of fire crews coming up. telling people they should or should not go up. people might have to evacuate. no smoke. no flames, nothing. just alert. but many fire trucks. >> reporter: for the last hour, we have been watching fire trucks drive out of here.

one fell and dropped a power line into a danville pool. >> jaxon van derbeken has more about how pg&edo inspections to catch it in time. >> the rot was so thorough, it looked like what was left of the inside of the pole you could crumble with your hands. >> reporter: former utility commissioner sandoval is talking about the inside of this power pole that fell in danville last year, hitting a roof and sending live electrical lines plunging into bob chase's pool. >> they said it's not uncommon because the poles are very old. >> reporter: it's just one of more than a half million poles pg&e has told regulators could be at risk of failing because of undetected rot since the utility quit using a preservation method and decided to rely on periodic inspections and spot treatments to deal with the rot instead. but our revie view shows the risks of that strategy. crews kwies declared the power pole had 100% wood strength without digging all the way around the base, because they were blocked by a fence even though they require a full 360-degree, inspection. they say inspections are deemed compl

the danville police department was called in, but no arrests were made. to do better for children. unlike last year all but about 750 districts. students will be returning to campuses for in-person instruction. >> but some parents are angry that the school district will follow state public health guidance and the contra costa health services mandate that everyone regardless of their covid-19 vaccination status. >> wear face coverings well, indoors reading in their eczema all day long. it's not natural. we didn't grow up with this the demonstration is a part of the grassroots. let them breathe a movement. families across the states pushing for students to attend class without masks. these parents say families should have a choice, not obstruct. >> any of their airways for their brain to for the brain to process to not silence people. when addressing the board superintendent john malloy says his district. >> is simply following public health guidance will not see those requirements. >> you decide we will certainly i don't think that the environment created

the owner of danville bowl said they are not enforcing the rules saying if you like to wear your maskowl, feel free. if you don't want to, that's okay. we spoke with some customers today who say they are okay with the policy. >> it's his business. he owns it. he's had to suffer through having it closed down through covid. we can make the decision whether we want to go in with a mask or not. >> the contra costa county district attorney's office said they are aware that danville bowl is refusing to comply with indoor mask mandates and the owner could face fines going forward. >>> the family of philip kreycik plan to speak publicly tomorrow morning. in the body of the runner was found yesterday. he went missing on july 10th. >>> new at 11:00, a cans got a chance to see four of the men who want to replace newsom in the election next month. the candidates tackled the question of mask mandates. >> i do not favor mandates. i favor educate. you're not going to mandate your way out of the coronavirus. >> of all 50 states, we have the largest lockdowns and the longest school closures. we were t

in danville. nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> a new study says the south bay is facing a health emergency. an emergency they say that has been brewing since the 1930s. that's when reed hill view airport opened in san jose. it is now scheduled to be shuttered in 2031. but they are exploring leaded air plane fuel on local kids asking if it should close sooner. >> one. reasons we're so concerned, we recognize that we have so many children who live in this community that i don't know how we, you know, how we don't take really direct action to start protecting the future of these children. >> an analysis of 17,000 blood samples found in children living near the airport can have an effect on the children. they said there's no safe level of lead in the child's body whatsoever. >>> an early wake-up call for the athletes in tokyo. a 5.8 quake hit off the coast of japan. it happened nearly three hours ago. about 5:33 local time in the morning, 66 miles from tokyo. lester holt wrote this out. i felt what

danville wants a 73% reduction. san anselmo ordered to built 833 new homes is asking for a 67% reduction. >>> the tokyo 2020 olympics are over. you can see the olympic flame slowly going out across the world here in the united states people welcoming their athletes home. and a big welcome home to the men's water polo athletes. they placed sixth at the olympics. dylan woodhead is a three-year starter all-american from stanford. this year in tokyo the team had its best finish since 2008. >> i think the biggest thing about this year is we got a ton of young guys on the team. i think the whole olympic experience is pretty inspiring. >> he says the team will spend the next three years perfecting the sport. they want to come home from the next olympics with a medal like the women's team is. saturday the women's team scored a gold medal for the third straight year. >>> jeff joining us now. i got to say, looking around the south bay today, it was a perfect summer day. >> so nice. >> perfection. >> i am with you on that, ter

lighting danville, katie nielsen, kpix 5. >>> now at 6:00, as governor newsom kicks off his campaign ahead of the recall election, we take a look at his strategy to keep his job. >>> plus, apple has finally said what it plans to do about a growing homeless encampment on its property. the million-dollar plan. >>> a live look at san francisco, where there's been a break in a violent case thanks to dna and a cell phone. good evening, i'm alan martin in for ken. >> i'm juliette goodrich in for leaves. we start with a live look at the state capitol and the fight for his life for governor governor newsom as his recall election inches closer. kpix 5's wilson walker was at newsom's campaign kickoff today. he's live now from san mateo with more on how he plans to stay in office. >> no matter where you live in california, this election is underway now. you probably received one of these, and today i think we got a preview of what we are going to hear from the governor over the next month or so. >> reporter: today the polls show that this race is neck and neck, and if democrats don't turn out,

a elementary school in danville tested positive for covid-19 not unexpected says quincy city borough who has 2 kids on campus are comfortable with the protocols of the school. >> we're thrilled for the kids to be back in a classroom learning in full days with their overall. the san ramon valley unified school district says of its nearly 30,000 students across 36 sites 7 districts, students 18 infections. >> in addition to this to ground a elementary school. one case has been reported at los arrows, middle school. one case at san ramon valley high school and 2 cases at california high school. from what we understand of the transmission was in the community not in our schools. superintendent. doctor john malloy says the students were on campus during this first week of school prior to knowing they were infected. he says they have not returned since receiving positive tests when we are determining close contacts. we look at who's mask because, of course, everyone must be mask indoors. >> they don't need to be mask outdoors. and of course, we also look at who's vaccinated and who's not.

there's a bowling alley and danville. they have decided not to enforce contra costa county's mask mandate last night here on kron 4 news at 9. we first told you that danville bolden made that decision, announcing it on facebook. >> the owners said they believe that everyone has the right to choose whether they want to wear a mask or not. that didn't seem to bother a lot of folks who we talked with tonight. i didn't even know about the mask rule until. >> well, i didn't even know about i just heard about it. i kind of walked in without a mask. assuming you guys to be okay with it. and this place would be cool with it. i'd say if comfortable, all without a mask. go for it. but if you're not comfortable, definitely put on a mask but still go all >> mixed reactions there even though danville bowling is inviting guests without enforcing the mask mandate. the contra costa county district attorney's office says they have a task force that will enforce compliance and issue fines starting today, santa clara county health leaders a

we're also seeing upper 90s for antioch today as well as livermore, danville, all of our inland east bay valleys will be hotter this afternoon than we've seen in the past several days. but no change along the coast. half moon bay in the upper 60s, san francisco up to about 71 degrees. and up to 104 degrees in ukiah today. santa rosa reaching 87 and napa up to 90 degrees. we're watching a couple of tropical systems. now this is well to our south and west. this is kevin and linda off of the coast of mexico out there in the pacific. we're going to see over the next several days some of the remnants of those tropical systems get drawn into the monsoon that's been happening. it could enhance the amount of moisture moving over the sierra and spark thunderstorms toward the next several days and increase our humidity as well. we're going to see the potential of higher humidity for the end of the week and weekend. this coming with temperatures that are not going to cool off. so it's going to be hot and then we're going to throw in some humidity. yes, it's going to be muggy from friday to satu

oakland at 75 while danville through conquered in the 90's north bay temperatures. our warmest vacaville at 94 today and nevado and center fell way up from yesterday up to 88 degrees today, tomorrow's temperatures will be even hotter yet with saturday being the hottest of this forecast likely to see some triple digits popping up further inland hot and hazy conditions starting today into the weekend. then improving on into next week. reyna john, thanks for that. starting with the san mateo bridge where we had traffic building know. we had an earlier hot spot along the bay bridge. >> a lot of people headed over an option to take this one. and now we're seeing an uptick in traffic. a little under 22 minutes as you're heading across towards the peninsula. we recovered a bit here at the bay bridge. now down under 17 minutes as you're making it into that fremont street exit 5, 8080 pretty slow at this hour as well. one. oh, one northbound north of one of the bay parkway in san jose, an accident. there. they just cleared that up. but still you're seeing residual delays rep

live in danville, bob redell, "today in the bay." >>> now we want to get back to "today in the bay's"accine for school employees. >> when you make vaccine verification you see an cease in the vaccination rate and that's what we've seen in health care setting and school districts are considering similar action. marin public health will discuss whether to require the proof of vaccination, can't require the vaccine n their public schools as some of the private schools have. also this afternoon, some east bay teachers and parents will demand mandatory vaccination and testing as a condition for in-person learning. to return to that. as you may have heard us report, san jose unified requires all teachers and staff to be vaccinated and the teachers union wanted that and they have surpassed 90% vaccination among the staff. >> as part of the whole prevention plan tore schools as well, they're making the masking policy, but it's murky for parents and students. >> so there are some really loud voices as you heard from bob, really loud voices saying we need to ditch the masks but parents who are

"today in the bay's" bob redell live in danville for us. school starts here in the unified school district a week from today but there's no indication that school district is actually going to drop its mask mandate. at 8:30 a group of parents will rally outside of district offices behind me before the board meets at 9:30. this group of parents called let them breathe, about 12,000 parents from all over the country, not all 12,000 obviously going to be showing up today. but they're trying get school districts to allow their students go maskless on campus. the group is also suing governor newsom and state health officials to do away with the mask mandate in k through 12 and want school boards to pass a resolution stating masks are not only ineffective but harmful. the founder says it's interfering with health, social development and academic achievement. >> we want the school boards to have local control back to do what's right for their communities and families need that opportunity to make their own choices and health care decisions. we're

it will be 90's in pleasanton livermore danville, walnut creek and concord 90's as well for areas like vacaville, which is actually going to be a very hottest spot today. don't expect temperatures to be this warm tomorrow. we're in for a nice cool down for wednesday and thursday. that's going to take us to some of the coolest temperatures that we felt in a while for inland areas by thursday now friday and saturday we warm things back up a bit before another dip in temperatures, back down into the 80's by sunday and monday reyna. tom, thanks for that along the peninsula. we have another traffic collision. this is one oh, one southbound. >> south of la new in redwood city. and we're seeing slight delay along one. oh, one. no major issues along 2.80 travel into the city under 13 minutes. you can see the metering lights have been turned off. the traffic is moving pretty quickly. and that's also causing 5, 1880, to move along really nicely as well. heading into the city. a little pocket of fog. you see there traveling so take your time as you drive in about 20 minutes. the air and looking a

this situation is not unique to danville.n brentwood said masks are more trouble than good for kids. >> they're not comfortable them. they say they can't breathe. >> i would pick up my grand daughter. it was soaking wet, gross. people were picking them off the blacktop while playing and putting them back on. it's in the good. >> the superintendent said the district is simply following state mandates. >> more companies are requiring all u.s. employees to mayor masks. home depot will have to to to to mask. mcdonald's is making masks mandatory for all employees. target will once again recommend masks for all employees. >>> kaiser permanente is requiring all employees and physicians to be vaccinated by the end of september. sutter help is developing its own policy. santa clara will have a mandate for all employees. . >> our healthcare workers are tired. they are disanded we got a fourth surge. >> meanwhile, equinox and soul cycle gyms will require employees and customers vaccinated. workers at several equinox and soul said they a

concerns parents in a danville middle school that are upset that school officials for how they separatedn after a teacher tested positive for covid-19. so the parents involved. our parents of students at charlotte would middle school and they say they were notified monday. the fully vaccinated teacher had come down with the virus. students return to class the next day. but only the students who were vaccinated were allowed to stay on campus. the rest were sent home. one parent says her 12 year-old daughter who is not vaccinated, was upset about the call to the front of the school over the loudspeaker and was embarrassed at being singled out because of her vaccination status. >> the vaccinated kids were all kept in the quad and the unvaccinated kids were kept in a hallway outside the office. they were 100% segregated. i had feeling of panic. >> how is it going to catch up houses greats. what's going to happen to him. >> the all students who were sent home tuesday must provide proof of a negative test by thursday. otherwise we'll have to stay at home. parents say the experience for their c

s fremont 81 union city hayward on up through oakland up to richmond in the 70's san ramon 88 in danville at 94 degrees. the late show 81 compare that to vacaville an antioch. you're pretty much the same as you were yesterday back into the 90's. santa rosa down through center fell in the 80's for your highs, getting a look ahead in our next 7 days. most of our highs today will be in the low 90's after this we will see temperatures rising steadily back into the upper 90's saturday and sunday climbing near triple digits for some of our warmest of conditions monday. we start to cool down that really takes hold into tuesday and wednesday. that's when your inland areas only in the 80's. so something to look for too reyna. john, thanks for that. let's check on your traffic this morning. traveling into the city. >> from the east bay a little under 11 minutes of things are looking great. there. let's also get a look at the san mateo bridge as you head across towards the peninsula. you can make that drive and under 14 minutes. well in national news, the 2020 us census results are out and they show

a few hours before the mask mandate went into effect danville bowl posted this statement on its facebookidance and will not be enforcing it. contra costa district attorney's office says this will be sending enforcement officers to the business. >> most businesses want to do the right thing. we don't want to be punitive. we are trying to work with them, educate them, ensure they can operate safely for everyone. >> if danville bowl does not implement the mandate it could be fined $250 for first offense and up to $1,000 a day afterwards. >>> a bay area mansion associated with one of the most notorius kidnappings has just sold. >> it was patty hurst's childhood home. this 9800 square foothills borrow estate is now off the market. >> her parents routinely held press conferences on the front steps. that's where they played recordings of her announcing she had joined liberation army under the name tonya. >> she later claimed she was brain washed. not much is known about the buyer but we know the seller is a british businessman. >>> 5:46. let's get a check of our weather and traffic. >>> good mo

unhealthy air from walnut creek, danville and pleasanton.ith better air quality coming up. >>> it is 5:54. a high tech delivery to outer space. >> yes, it is set to arrive today to resupply the station. the launch went off without a hitch yesterday. it includes a new robotic arm that will be tested. the crew will also get some ice cream and fresh food like lemons and avocados. >> yum. >> dave, come over here real quick. real quick. we got to show off these bad boys. >> we call them avocado dave for a reason. this is why. >> bam. >> look at that. >>> the time is now 5:51. in our next half hour on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area. >> some commute changes. the new options if you ride caltrain or vta. >>> more aggressive than anticipated. that is how the caldor fire is being described this morning. the dangerous conditions. >>> and a dangerous situation unfolding right now in louisiana as hurricane ida weakens. the real work begins. the fight to (“lolovely day ” instrumumen) my heart f failure diaiagnoss changeged my priororities. i wawant

it all started around 7:00 on old school road east of danville. want to show you cell phone video of a helicopter circling the plume of smoke there as the fire burned last night. one witness tells us at least one person who was in that burning building was taken away in an ambulance. no word yet on that person's condition. flames then spread to the surrounding area. the contra costa county sheriff's department issued a warning that those living nearby may be forced to evacuate but it didn't come to that. the house fire was extinguished and the wildfire burned just nine acres. >>> the dixie fire has been raging for a month now with no signs of slowing down. fire crews say flames are headed toward the small lumber town of westwood 40 miles north of greenville. most of that community burned down last week. the fire has grown to more than 552,000 acres. firefighters tell us they haven't been able to improve their containment over the fire in the last 24 hours. that remains at 31%. >>> it is a big day in the bay area tomorrow. many students are heading

schools leading to tense moments and forcing a delayed start to a board of education meeting in danville today. police had to be called to the san ramon valley unified school district board meeting after advocates for the grassroots. let them breathe a movement rally for more control over whether or not their children should be forced to wear face coverings. >> good morning, everyone. >> this morning we're friday. i think that we're going to have to recess time eating until. >> i think in the next minute all day long. it's not natural. we didn't grow up with not obstruct. >> any of their airways for their brain to for the brain to process to not silence. people will not see those requirements. >> you decide we will certainly fulfilled. >> and addressing the board superintendent john malloy said his district is simply following public health guidance which states everyone needs to wear a mask inside schools. parents who refuse to wear a mask for the meeting were asked to leave and to watch it online or give their public comments outdoors. the meeting was stopped for about an hour. some pa

well, from union city to oakland and berkeley year only in the 60's while the creek concord and danvillen into the low 80's today and even antioch in vacaville joining the rest of us. nice of you to join us after your to in the 90's yesterday. today here in the 80's. so tomorrow's temperatures quickly rise back into the 90's. it's going to be a pretty noticeable change of pace from today's cooler weather to tomorrow's hotter conditions. expect less fog in the forecast cone friday saturday and sunday, the likely some more haze from wildfires reyna. john, thank you for that. starting with a hot spot to get 5.80, eastbound along the richmond sandra fell bridge. >> there is a disabled tractor trailer here causing a delay. and as you can see, the back of starting the air along the sand rough outside across towards to riches and take a little time. but on the westbound side, no major delays or issues a little under 30 minutes. we've been here all throughout the morning. so things look good. heading over to the bay bridge. we had an earlier hot spot here that slowed us down. we're up to 24 minu

some of the worst air quality out there with unhealthy air walnut creek, san romo nshg, brentwood, danvilleayton and pleasant ton. we are looking athosed. smoy anir qua advisy in effect for today improving air quality again as we go through our day with that strong ocean breeze kicking in for us. cool to mild conditions at the coast and bay. hot inland as we go through our afternoon. cooler temperatures. higher humidity through the week with that sea breeze kicking in. stronger an shore flow for today through the week and the reason why a low pressure system up to the n british columbia will be dropping down . as we go through the day to day looking at the skies clearing for most of us and into tomorrow we are looking at that other -- ocean breeze as well. taking you hour by hour you can see improving air quality conditions over the next few days today and for tuesday. you can see on future cast anotr weather model for you showing skies clearing as we head through today. for the most part for your tuesday and for your wednesday with that on shore flow kicking in. maybe a little bit of haze

clear lake is number one and concord is number two and danville is at number 3 and morning star necessary at number 4. everything is on track for this system right here to continue to move off to the north. as this pulls away on saturday, it is going to take that smoke with it and really help to give some mark relief. on top of that we'll get some fog in here in the morning as well through the tomorrow. a lot of stuff at least to get some of the smoke moving on out. as we roll through tomorrow morning, look at the key up here. that's the haze. we see the color wind out. i still think it will be hazy on saturday, once we roll into sunday, looks like it could be good enough that we could see the haze clear out. we can see yourselves how it is looking now. things are looking better on saturday and sunday. >> now i talk about that fog, it is widespread tomorrow morning especially around the coast with some areas of drizzles and mixing in with the east bay and the north bay. as we start off for the morning. it wants to be cool here with a lot of 50s. south bay tri-valley and we are coming in w

. >>> today children return to in-person learning in a danville school district. dozens of protesters brought a meeting to a halt over the district's in-class mask mandate. protesters say the decision on whether to mask children should be left up to the parents. today we saw everyone masked. >> i don't understand why we're reverting to a protocol we had in the beginning. >> our family is listening to science and are happy to have the children back in school. >> one person pulled their child out of school after they were teased for not wearing a mask on a local playground. >>> a big rush to get tested for covid. you can see cars lined up at the santa clara fair grounds. a month ago, 5,000 people were getting tested each week. this past week the number is now at 20,000. helping to present people from from the delta variant. vaccination clinics are being held at kenyatta college. it will go to skyline college and then college of san mateo. all clinics open from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. >>> a demonstration in downtown los gatos. students and survivors rallied against s