pete suratos is in san francisco with whether or not it's realistic to think we'll have any sports at all. pete? >> reporter: good morning. that is the big question, the future of sports. we know there's going to be a big decision as it relates to college sports. we'll get to that in just a moment. but we know major league baseball is set to start in a matter of weeks and already, guys, several players across the league have tested positive for covid-19 including a member of the oakland a's. it's not just the a's that are dealing with the issues. the san francisco giants are dealing with issues as it relates to covid-19. their covid tests were not returned on time so they went ahead and suspended practices at oracle park. now major league soccer is also restarting. that will take place on friday. you have the san jose earthquakes participating in this despite one team in the league withdrawing altogether due to ten players testing positive for covid-19. now we did get a chance to speak to a local sports law attorney who explained exactly what fans should expect when it comes to sports

pete suratos is live in knightsen just outside brentwood.want to know how the deputies are doing. >> reporter: good morning to you, kris. we know two of the deputies were recovering at a hospital at last check. hopefully we get an update at some point today, but we know this began as a domestic violence incident which led to an hours long standoff between contra costa county sheriff's deputies and the suspect. here is what we know according to the latest information from the sheriff's deputies. just before 10:00 a.m. they were called out to the 1700 block of green acres lane in knightsen, just outside of brentwood. a female victim says the suspect broke her ribs and even poured gasoline on her trying to set her on fire. she was able to get away from the scene by the time deputies arrived. it didn't end there. the s.w.a.t. team was called out around 1:00 p.m. to try to get the suspect to surrender. they say at 9:00 p.m. the suspect came out of the home firing a shotgun at three deputies. deputies returned fire at the suspect who was pronounce

"today in the bay's" pete suratos joins us live with the details on how this is impacting teams here in the bay area. pete, it is nice to see you. >> reporter: nice to see you, too. good morning to you, kris. major league baseball is beginning in just a matter ofav tested positive forhe oakland a's. we'll keep a close eye on that situation. they're not the only baseball team dealing with some issues in the area. the san francisco giants are facing some issues around the issue of covid-19. they're saying their covid tests were not returned on time so they went ahead and suspended practices at oracle park. now major league soccer is also restarting this friday. you have the san jose earthquakes participating despite one team actually withdrawing altogether due to ten players on the team testing positive for covid-19. now we did speak with a local sports law attorney who explains what fans should expect this year when it comes to sports. >> a 15th rate product because essentially the virus would be deciding who wins the championship. >> reporter: now the nba and nhl will also resume thei

our pete suratos is trying to get the latest on their injuries and will have a live report in the next 30 minutes. >>> continuing our coronavirus coverage, the bay area added more than 700 new cases yesterday, surpassing 31,000 thus far. and new this morning new signs of slowing bay area spread. two weeks ago state projections showed a rapid rise in six bay area counties but now "the chronicle" reports the latest projections contra costa and solano counties with spiking numbers. the rest of the counties are holding stable except for marin, and in that case it's good news because they're showing a decrease. >>> and now to schools, and new this morning students at another large bay area school district, west contra costa county, are going to start their school year at home. to "today in the bay's" jackie ward and, jackie, what are the chances the kids will make it into the classroom at any point this school year? >> reporter: well, it's interesting. they have outlined a couple of phases. right now it's a matter of if and when it is safe. the west contra costa county school district says

reporting live, pete suratos. >> thanks, very much. what a mess down there. thank you. a lot of bay area beaches closed due to the spread of covid-19. take a look at this map, the counties in yellow, all closed their beach parking lot. beaches are opened. but people are being encouraged to stay home. and in red, we've got pacifica, half moon bay, they are closed. monterey county has closed its beaches and beach parking lots. san francisco beaches are closed as well except foot and bike traffic. this was a scene at coin beach. a fair amount of folks decided to walk to the sand, enjoy the day. nothing like typical fourth of july crowds there. those that did go were largely supportive of the parking lot closures. families with young children say it was inconvenient, but they say it's worth it. they are glad there are measures in place. >> because cases have been increasing. >> it's not a punishment to come to the beach. [ inaudible ] . >> the wind is blowing as you can hear with the option of driving to the beach taken away, a lot of people took advantage of parks. wow, ma

pete suratos, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, pete. >>> new at 11:00, santa clara county deputies say a driver is still on a run after an overnight pursuit. investigators tried to pull over a stolen vehicle over this morning around 4:00. the car did not stop. a short time later one of the deputies chasing that vehicle crashed. due to the public safety, that pursuit was terminated. the deputy was taken to the hospital and later released. investigators are still looking for that blue 1995 honda. >>> it is friday. that means the weekend is just about here as we look live out at downtown san jose. i'm wondering what are you planning for the weekend? meteorologist kari hall is joining us. and we definitely can expect some heat. >> yeah, like you i'm going to be working in the garden this weekend. as we see our tomatoes really ripening pretty fast under this heat. as we look at our live view, we can see a little bit of fog rolling across the bay. you can see parts of the city kind of sticking out from the fog that we are seeing from the north bay. so it's a beautiful start. but that's also

i'm kris sanchez and here is what's happening now. >> reporter: pete suratos here in knightsen.oting from overnight that september t sent two sheriff's deputies to the hospital. a s.w.a.t. team was called out to the 1700 block of green acres lane in knightsen for a domestic violence incident. the suspect came out of the home firing his shotgun at members of the s.w.a.t. team, striking three of them. the deputies did return fire on the man who was pronounced dead on the scene. and now this case is still under investigation. >> reporter: i'm jackie ward this morning talking about the west contra costa county school district trying to figure out how to keep its kids safe when resuming the school year. their intention is to keep the kids home when the next school year starts on august 17th and they outlined two different phases of the framework plan. they plan to tell parents and families more about it at a virtual town hall meeting tonight. >>> to meteorologist kari hall who has a look at your weekend forecast so that you can plan some fun. >>> it's going to be hot for the inland a

. >> reporter: i'm pete suratos in san francisco as concerns continue regarding the future of sportsd-19 testing results. the san jose earthquakes will take part shortly in the summer tournament. and the ivy league will decide on the future of fall sports. that announcement later today. we'll see if that impacts college sports as a whole. >>> a look at our forecast. it's been a little hazy because of the wildfire smoke. >>> it's going to be better today at times because the wind direction can quickly shift and that makes all the difference. we take a look at our high temperatures. hotter than yesterday as our highs reach into the 80s and low 90s for the inland east bay and we'll reach up to 87 today in napa while san francisco stays in the 60s. our seven-day forecast still shows some hot valley temperatures but cool along the coastline. >> more local news for you in a half hour. have a good morning. [upbeat music] ♪ today was the day that i put everything in perspective. ♪ ♪ i fell asleep but when i woke up. ♪ (boy) hi, do you want to share my sandwich? (vo) good feeds our connection

in morgan hill, pete suratos, next bay area news. >>> tonight we have reached a grim milestone. more than 600 people have now died from the virus in the bay area. santa clara county has topped 5,000 infections. alameda county continues to be the hot spot. fourth of july. beaches were open, but you this was the scene at china beach. a fair amount of folks enjoyed the day, but nothing like typical holiday crowds. those who did go were largely supportive of the restrictions. >> it's a good idea to go ahead and close it down because cases have been increasing. >> it's not a punishment for people not to be able to come to the beach. i think it is better to do so until things do get better. >> you can hear that wind blowing. with the option of driving to the beach taken away, a lot of people took advantage of parks. >>> could be a dangerous night tonight. fire crews have already been plenty busy today. those hot and dry conditions have them on alert. nbc bay area's thom jensen's flames today. tom? >> reporter: they did and i just official who told me they were able to hold this at a l