. >> reporter: ken cook is the president of the environmental working group that's been tracking farm for decades, and now the direct payments to farmers under the trump administration's bailout. the usda data cook obtained through a search of public records show farms are actually collecting millions of dollars way over the cap. they do it by exploiting permissive eligibility rules that the administration adopted from congress's farm bills. those rules allow big farms to collect maximum payments on behalf of not just the farmer, but many others. >> cousins, uncles, aunts. >> reporter: so let's say i have a cousin who is a farmer and i'm a reporter in new york. i sit here. i don't do any farming, but i'm a cousin. >> that's right. >> reporter: i can get money? >> you can get money. maybe you have to make a phone call a couple of times a year. >> reporter: but i don't have to even go there? >> you don't have to live on the farm or visit the farm. these payments aren't just going to farmers who are there uon a >> reporter: many farms today have investors. call them absentee owners who a

his wife could get $250,000. >> stahl: ken cook is the president of the environmental working group that's been tracking farm subsidies for decades and now the direct payments to farmers under the trump administration's bail out. the u.s.d.a. data cook obtained through a search of public records show frs way over the cap. they do it by exploiting permissive eligibility rules that the administration adopted from congress' farm bills. those rules allow big farms to collect maximum payments on behalf of not just the farmer, but many others. >> cook: cousins, uncles, aunts. >> stahl: so let's say i have a cousin who's a farmer. and i'm a reporter in new york. i sit here. i don't do any farming. but i'm a cousin. >> cook: that's right. >> stahl: i can get money? >> cook: you can get money. maybe you have to make a phone call a couple times a year to find out what. >> stahl: but i don't have to even go there? >> cook: no, you don't have to live on the farm or visit the farm. these payments aren't just going to farmers who are out there climbing up on a tractor every morning. these payments are g

good evening ken bastida >> and i am elizabeth cook. the governor has set out new guidelines for phase 2 reopening. including shopping malls, car washes , and pet grooming and botanical gardens, restaurants will eventually be allowed to reopen. here is more on that story from andria borba. >> reporter: it may be a bit of a tough sell with foot traffic down at shopping malls across california. the question is can they come back from this in an era where online shopping has become the norm? as part of the loosening and phase 2 governor newsom announce that some malls can partially reopen. >> malls and strip malls , and shopping outlet malls can be open for pickup. >> reporter: this comes weeks into the stay-at-home order. was it already too late for the american mall? some people think so. >> it's got to be devastating to the mall sector

.>>> that's it for the news at 5:00 kpix 5 news at 6:00 begins now with elizabeth cook and ken bastida . >>> airlines to say that they're ready to start flying internationally. so when will you be comfortable getting on a long flight? we look at conditions on the ground. >>> the top story on kpix 5 . b.a.r.t. just announced the day to open the san jose extension. instead of celebrating the transit system is facing a major crisis. good evening and for. >> and i am elizabeth cook. why getting back to normal could take months ? >> reporter: the mood was a celebratory , the san jose is getting the much awaited b.a.r.t. station, but it's like getting the car of your dreams when you have nowhere to go and you need to get help with gas money. b.a.r.t. service will begin on june 13th despite the massive budget shortfalls. >> in the next fiscal year we are not anywhere close out of the water. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. has been hemorrhaging money since the start of the outbreak. the drop is left a crater in the budget , and the $250 million in federal help that they recently received will last only

ken bastida. >> i'm elizabeth cook. many people headed to bay area beaches to cool off. you can see ocean beach, half moon bay, and pacifica, a lot of people but not as jampacked as yesterday. however, not everyone lives close enough to the water. juliette goodrich joins us from very hot pleasanton with what happens when the ac breaks. >> reporter: that's right, day two of this, luckily there's a breeze right now. when they ac breaks, normally pre-pandemic, you would call someone to repair it. what do you do now? yes, repairmen are essential but also their safety measures are just as a central right now. day two and the heat is still on. as for this homeowner's air conditioning unit, it turned off. a predicament during this pandemic. you almost think, should be get it fixed or wait this out? >> it would have been difficult. >> reporter: that meant calling a service company to get it repaired. service champions is essential business, it means entering homes. >> we always had a lot of safety precautions even before covid, we took it to a different level looking to protect

ken bastida. >> i'm elizabeth cook. many people headed to bay area beaches to cool off.ou can see ocean beach, half moon bay, and pacifica, a lot of people but not as jampacked as yesterday. however, not everyone lives close enough to the water. juliette goodrich joins us from very hot pleasanton with what happens when the ac breaks. >> reporter: that's right, day two of this, luckily there's a breeze right now. when they ac breaks, normally pre-pandemic, you would call someone to repair it.

cook. >> and i'm ken bastida. a live look at hillsdale avenue. behind the drive-in where fire crews are still mopping up the flames tonight. they tell us dozens of port o potties caught fire along with truck parts and equipment at ab auto wreckers business. this happened an hour and a half ago. this video was shot by jane from the drive-in and shows the flames and smoke rising into the air. people in the area say they believe they heard fire works going off followed by a loud bloom. >> it sounded like fire crackers. i came from my house in the trailer park. so it's kind of odd. i heard a big explosion. i seen the fire and i came to check it out. >> the flames burned a nearby power pole causing the lines to fall creating problems for crews as they worked to put out the fire. no word on what started it or if anyone was hurt napa county has the green light to reopen businesses. the county met state requirements to move further into stage two. that means people will be allowed to go inside retail stores to shop. dine-in restaurants can reopen with mo

ken bastida. >> i am elizabeth cook. kpix 5's joe vazquez is san francisco with more. >> reporter: small business owners here in san francisco say they are anxious to reopen but the mayor signaled that could happen more slowly here than the rest of the state. >> reporter: she is finishing up renovations on a small store in north beach. she is hoping to reopen in a few days. >> we are so ready to get back to business. >> reporter: california awaits the news of phase 2 guidelines that governor gavin newsom will lay out tomorrow. phase one was essential businesses. phase 2 is expected to open up retail stores, flower shops and other small businesses with modifications. >> the numbers are still going up. >> reporter: san francisco mayor hinted the city may have its own rules that may be more strict because we are not seeing enough down turn. >> the number of deaths are still going up and we have not lowered the curve. >> if you look at orange county data, there is a blip in cases. went from 70 a day to 140 a day for a couple

cook. >> i'm ken bastida. this after a packed celebration was busted over the weekend. joe vazquez reports that police plan to be out in force but they may only be able to do so much. >> reporter: cinco de mayo has drawn large crowds in the past. because of covid-19 they're hoping that won't be the case tomorrow. they're preparing for the possibility, especially considering what happened this weekend. >> i'd say 5,000 people here easily. >> reporter: carlos couldn't believe his eyes. he was doing his sunday shopping when he was watching this parking lot in east san jose fill up with cars doing stunts. the crowd that gathered to watch was not social distancing. >> there were so many people standing around like this. >> reporter: he's a prominent dj in the town. he'd like to get back to working parties and celebrating his culture. but he says this was too much. >> in the midst of what we're going through, for hundreds and hundreds of people who gather here, it's beyond mind-boggling. >> reporter: sylvia was here selling mexican flags. she speculates folks are tired of the

ken bastida. >> i am elizabeth cook. >> napa county leads the way in reopening. >> reporter: the heartbeat in napa county started to beat again as the restaurants open their doors tonight as the number of cases in napa county was so low. >> we saw it coming. we guessed today would be the day. we are one of the first open. we happen ready. >> reporter: this is the day he has been waiting for for nearly two months. his chef was back in the kitchen. >> we have been doing dine in to home with take out and now it is nice we can sit here and have a meal and wine. >> reporter: he opened ten days ago but then forced to shut down only to reopen again tonight. >> that is relief. even in the smallest way. i was lobbying for any opening to get back in the groove, get us going. >> reporter: he estimates business gone down more than 60% during the shelter-in-place order. he received a federal paycheck protection program loan that will help as the restaurants operates on limited capacity. the reopening of restaurants has given wineries hope it will be their turn next. >> we will shift to outdoor service only. no

ken bastida. >> i am elizabeth cook. it was on the intersection of kelly and wildwood street. joe vazquez is live at the scene with light work from the police chief. >> reporter: this is an active crime scene right now. as you can see, streets still blocked off in the residential neighborhood of hayward. the police chief just wrapped up a news conference. he says around to: 30 this afternoon, officers tried to stop the car at wildwood and kelly street. the driver, the chief said, was wanted in connection with a homicide at a homele encampment. >> a man was being sought in the shooting death of a homeless man that occurred on may 1 of this year. during the contact, officers discharged service weapons. at this poinstill investigating. >>eporter: it's l t clear. the chief did not elaborate about what really led to the shooting, what interaction happened that led police to open fire. but the police say, the chief says the driver of the vehicle was, quote, a person of interest in the shooting of the homeless man. the chief said the driver is a man in his early 20s. they will not be

ken bastida. >> and i'm elizabeth cook. dozens in parking lots not social distancing. joe vazquez is in san jose tonight with the next move for police. >> reporter: i'm in the parking lot of a shopping center at story and king in san jose, and we've watched as tons of cars and pickup trucks, people waving the mexican flag have arrived. and they've an ge wice.rlieveng, san jos fthe drersoe along. the officers are trying to keep crowds from forming to celebrate cinco de mayo, trying to keep social distance as per the health order. some of the drivers told us they'll just go somewhere else. >> they're killing it, they're killing it. >> ruining the mood? >> they're killing the vibe. >> where's everybody going to be? >> a big old sideshow. swinging it. nah, i'm just playing. >> reporter: he says he's kidding, but two days ago, that's exactly what happened, a sideshow developed and hundreds of spectators gathered. police chief eddie garcia says his officers will be ready in case there's a repeat today. he says his officers will not issue citations based on the health order b

cook. and i'm ken bastida. julia goodrich joins us now with the mayor worried about handing over too much power to one group, jewels ? >> reporter: yep, and keep in mind that this volunteer police commission is the only commission in the united states that holds this much power and authority. and now two council members want to give them even more power. that's not sitting well with the mayor, the police department or a fired police chief. seven volunteer members of the oakland police commission have the power to fire a police chief without cause with the mayor's approval. that's exactly what happened to former police chief anne kirk patrick who is now living out of the state but isn't staying quiet about her opinions on the matter. >> i certainly do not think that the commission should have more power. i don't think they should have the power they have today. >> but oakland city council president, rebecca kaplan and dan cob are proposing the citizen volunteers be able to over ride any police operational decisi

ken bastida. >> and i'm elizabeth cook, a warm night after anr of dangerous temperatures. let's get to paul hagen to find out if we can expect any relief tomorrow. >> i'm afraid not. the heat advisory continues for all inland locations. that excessive heat warning for sew ha know county. high temperatures tomorrow, maybe a degree or two cooler than today, but that puts us well into the 90s. approaching triple digit territory for inland spots. temperatures today, above 100 degrees in concord. all spots on the list at least tied a record high temperature. new records in concord. san jose at 97. breaking a record set in 1896. sfo tied a record high temperature. so did richmond. we'll take a look at the specifics of tomorrow's forecast, how hot it's going to get in each of the bay area's micro climates, coming up. >>> a frightening scene at san francisco's washington square park where a tree branch came crashing down injuring five people including a young child. kpix 5 spoke to a woman who saw it all happen. >> she was traumatized by what she witnessed by said many people rush

cook. >> and i'm ken bastida. -- in dublin. he's been there for over a year facing life in prison on child molestation charges. kpix 5's juliette goodrich shows us officials are outraged because they say he is dangerous and could flee. >> reporter: hamze is behind bars, charged with sexually assaulting multiple victims between the ages of 6 and 12. a judge is considering reducing the bail amount. >> and we're just absolutely opposed to letting somebody like that out of jail. >> reporter: and from the mayor of dublin -- >> we don't think it's right. >> reporter: -- to the chief of police -- >> it's unconscionable that you're going to let somebody out like this who's victimized children. >> reporter: still leaders and law enforcement want to make sure hamze is kept behind bars because they say he poses a serious safety risk to the public. >> this happened before. the mayors of the tri-valley have written letters in opposition of theseas. we're opposed to zero bail, opposed to early release. we want to send a message. >> reporter:

ken bastida. >> and i'm elizabeth cook. they're calling on the government to cancel rent payments during the pandemic. we spoke to both tenants and landlords and we're in alameda tonight. >> reporter: a lot of renters say if they can't work, they can't pay. they're putting pressure on leaders to come up with a solution. >> just one paycheck away from being out in the streets. >> reporter: this early childhood educator was already struggling financially before the pandemic. >> i'm actually paying # 0% of our household income towards rent. >> reporter: she will be furloughed from her job starting tomorrow that means her $2,600 monthly rent will now be placed on hold well >> wn't want pay rent. we want to be able to pay rent. we don't want to be homeless. >> reporter: vanessa is joining the national rent strike tomorrow. the east oakland renter talked with other tenant advocates and a congresswoman on a zoom call to plan out the bestrike together campaign. >> this movement is not really geared towards the mom and pops because

cook. and i'm ken bastida.ulia goodrich joins us now with the mayor worried about handing over too much power to one group, jewels ? >> reporter: yep, and keep in mind that this volunteer police commission is the only commission in the united states that holds this much power and authority. and now two council members want to give them even more power. that's not sitting well with the mayor, the police department or a fired police chief. seven volunteer members of the oakland police commission have the power to fire a police chief without cause with the mayor's approval. that's exactly what happened to former police chief anne kirk patrick who is now living out of the state but isn't staying quiet about her opinions on the matter. >> i certainly do not think that the commission should have

ken bastida. >> and i'm elizabeth cook. chopper 5 checked out the factory on friday, compare that to the employee parking lot today. business as usual. but juliette goodrich spoke to one tesla worker who's ready to return. >> reporter: tesla was open today despite the skounty's talks with elon musk about possibly re-opening next week. elon musk says they're on realitying and arrest him i need be. some employees say that's putting them in the middle of a power struggle. it appears the tesla factory is back to work. from chopper 5 we could see employees delivering supplies compared to last friday when the lot was fairly empty. >> looks like they're in business today. >> tesla has not been given the green light to operate. >> reporter: one tesla employee who works on the main production line building model 3s and wanted to remain anonymous made the decision not to return to work over the weekend. he says he was following the county's health and safety guidelines but now he worries he may be fired. >> i was told that i was goin

cook. >> and i'm ken bastida. tomorrow morning contra costa county will become the latest that will relax restrictions. and tonight reporter joe vazquez has the balancing act the counties are facing when it comes to reopening. >> as more bay area businesses wrestling with questions. if the virus is just as dangerous, how can they afford to reope open? and how can they afford not to? many businesses deemed nonessential are opening their doors. the bay area has gotten international acclaim for shutting down early, flattening the curve. but he wonders if we'll become victims of our own success, given so many other parts of the country are opening more quickly. >> san francisco took the most cautious approach relative to almost anywhere else. i'm really proud of the city for doing that. i imagine we're one of the last places to reopen. >> reporter: the tension between saving lives and livelihoods is evident in the way different counties has issued varying health orders. santa clara county says its reopening plans will

ken bastida. >> and i'm elizabeth cook. kpix 5's andrea nakano is at lake merritt in oakland tonight where extra patrols will make sure people are keeping their distance. >> reporter: the lake will not be closed, but the parking lots around the lake will be blocked off to the public. also, city park ambassadors will be here to remind people of the social distancing guidelines. >> the lake is one of the premier venues for that. and so i think we're going to see a bunch of people come down to try to celebrate the holiday. >> reporter: many people may be thinking just like oakland resident mark frey, although they follow the social distancing guidelines and wear masks. he's worried about the select few that don't. >> i think most people are being responsible, but of course there's a few that want to go their own way. >> reporter: oakland mayor libby schaaf continues to promote the message of give the lake a break. the slogan came about after dense crowds were seen on a warm sunday afternoon on april 26th. the mayor laid out so

ken bastida. >> and i'm elizabeth cook. a warm night across the bay area after another day of record-breaking temperatures, and we'll have to endure a little more extreme heat. chief meteorologist paul heggen joins us now with all the details, paul? >> one more day to go with that hot weather for inland portions of the bay area. records fell across the region once again today. concord made it up to 100 degrees. santa rosa set a new record at 96. hayward made it to 87 degrees. san jose a high of 94. the exception along the coast and right around the bay, 66 in half-moon bay and only up to 72 degrees in san francisco. similar temperatures near the water tomorrow. now, inland temperatures are going to back off a little bit. mix of upper # 0s and low 90s instead of near 100 degree readings. it's still hot enough for the heat advisory to continue until 7:00 tomorrow evening, but there is relief on the way. first a cooldown then a chance of rain. we'll talk about both coming up in the full forecast. >> all right, sounds good. tha

ken bastida. >> and i'm elizabeth cook. in less than one hour, counties will be allowed to ease some restrictions under the governor's stay-at-home order. and tonight, three bay area counties have told us they will relax the rules starting tomorrow. solano, napa and sonoma county. >> phase two will allow many retail shops to re-open, but only for pickup and delivery. manufacturers, warehouses will also be allowed to re-open, but counties will be allowed to keep tougher restrictions if officials don't feel it's safe to relax them. in fact, some napa county business owners say they're not ready despite getting the green light. kpix 5's joe vazquez spoke with one downtown napa shop owner who's choosing to stay closed. >> reporter: napa county officials announced today they will be moving into phase two, following the governor's recommendations. but not everyone here in napa has decided to re-open. starting tomorrow, certain types of businesses will be allowed to operate in napa county, but only if they do curbside retail. amon

ken bastida. >> and i'm elizabeth cook. breaking news in santa clara county tonight. a fire erupted after a car slammed into a condominium complex in san jose. here's a live look at the scene south of downtown and just west of the expressway. you see a large police presence. the crash happened about an hour and a half ago. a witness tells us the car ran a stop sign and went straight into a condo sparking a fire that then spread to a second condo. the fire has now grown to three alarms. we're still trying to confirm whether there were injuries. we'll keep an eye on the situation and bring you any new information. >>> also, a huge loss in the entertainment world, magician roy horn. one half of the duo sigfried and roy have died. they were an institution in vegas for four decades. roy nearly died when one of his tigers dragged him off stage during a 2003 performance. he was born in germany and met his partner while working on a cruise ship. >> sigfried and i came here 30 years ago the first time to america as immigrants. i had no idea this could happen. >> he are release

ken bastida. >> and i'm elizabeth cook a murder suspect shot dead by deputies. the dramatic ending to a five-hour stand-off on foothill boulevard in unincorporated san leandro. katie nielsen spoke to neighbors who herd the gunfire. >> reporter: i talked with a man who lived here on the same block as valley inn where that shooting happened. he didn't want us to use his name or show his face on camera but said he heard a barrage of gunshots. >> i just heard it. that was it. i thought it was firecrackers, actually. >> reporter: what he heard were gunshots a shootout between deputies and the murder suspect late this afternoon. according to the alameda county sheriff's department this all started around 11:30 this morning after police got a tip the murder suspect was hiding out at the valley inn on foothill boulevard. deputies say they set up a perimeter then called the hotel room to ask the suspect to come out. >> for a period of about five hours, we had conversations with that suspect and pled with him to come out peacefully and surrender. >> reporter: deputies say

ken bastida. >>> and i'm his beth cook. in solano county, restaurants are allowed to resume sit down service today. but as andrea shows us, the response has been underwhelming so far. many restaurants in downtown fairfield are open but hardly a diner in sight. a lot of people don't know about the rules and many still prefer to get food to go. >> to me i feel it's too soon. >> jackie getting take out from one of the most popular spots in town. evelyn's big italian pizzaria. for the most part, customers are getting food to go. >> i myself will not eat in a restaurant i think for a month. >> some restaurant owners in downtown fairfield also have a the pied response to having customers dine in. tepid response to having customers dine in. >> i was depressed. >> he says it's hard for him to figure out what the state guidelines are. he says it doesn't make sense to bring staff back when he has to work at limited capacity. >> i have two extra dining room. what am i going to do? in a big dining room three tables and another one two

cook. >> i'm allen martin. ken's off tonight.ally warm weather had been crowds packing san francisco's ocean beach. chief meteorologist paul joining us with details on a hotter day tomorrow. >> today's temperatures broke records in a number of spots. concord got up to 99 degrees. san jose tied today's record high temperature of 95. oakland broke a record high temperature. 91 degrees. santa rosa two degrees off today's record. made it all the way up to 94. even san francisco climbed above 80 but along the coast, half moon bay only made it to 66 degrees. you're likely to make it into the 70s tomorrow. the heat advisory includes all of our inland locations around the bay area. it's even an excessive heat warning for solano county. the hottest days are going to be tomorrow and wednesday. triple digit temperatures likely farther inland and air quality is going to be a concern. code orange alert for the north bay, east bay, and santa clara valley. we'll talk about which records are likely to fall tomorrow coming up in a few minutes. >>

cook. >> i'm allen martin in for ken tonight. starting at midnight, the county will allow more businesses to reopen. and that list includes cleaning services, car washes, pet groomers, childcare facilities will be open to all families. malls, strip malls can do curbside pickup and offices can open for employees who can't work remotely. but kpix 5's andrea nakano reports the pace of the opening has some people in the county divided. >> there's been a debate between the supervisors and public health officer on which businesses should open next and how quickly those businesses should open. >> we always put public health at the top. but i do believe that we could open up a bit more broadly and still be safe. >> reporter: low risk businesses such as car washes and pet groomers will be allowed to get back to work. supervisors push for this as they listen to concerns from local businesses but now they have received feedback from the community. >> our emails just lit up today om people very concerned about the board's interest in opening